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 ====== AllStar ======
-AllStar is a digital linking network used to link repeaters, or nodes, over the Internet to other repeaters or nodes.
+AllStar is a digital linking network used to connect repeaters or nodes over the Internet to other repeaters or nodes.
-According to their web site:
+According to the AllStar website:
-The AllStar Link network consists of a number of large (and small) individuals and groups who provide efficient, large-area communications to the Amateur Radio public in their respective local areas. This is done by providing a local VHF or UHF repeater system controlled by a Linux-based computer system running the open-source Asterisk PBX telephone switch platform along with the app_rpt repeater/remote base controller/linking software module (which is included in the distribution of Asterisk) connected to a high speed (broadband, such as Cable Modem or DSL) Internet connection.
+The AllStar Link network consists of a number of large (and small) individuals and groups who provide efficient, large-area communications to the Amateur Radio public in their respective local areas. This is done by providing a local VHF or UHF repeater system controlled by a Linux-based computer system running the open-source Asterisk PBX telephone switch platform along with the app_rpt repeater/remote base controller/linking software module (which is included in the distribution of Asterisk) connected to a high-speed (broadband, such as Cable Modem or DSL) Internet connection.
-The computer system running Linux/Asterisk PBX coupled with the app_rpt module makes a repeater/remote base controller capable of controlling many repeaters and/or remote bases per computer system. It provides linking of these repeater and remote base "nodes", with "nodes" on other systems of similar construction anywhere in the world, over the Internet via its IAX2 Voice Over IP protocol.
+The **Linux/Asterisk PBX** system, coupled with the **app_rpt** module, serves as a powerful repeater and remote base controller. It enables the linking of these repeater and remote base "nodes" with other nodes worldwide using the **IAX2 Voice Over IP protocol**.
-AllStar Link is an organization devoted to the proliferation of this technology, and to organize its public use. Certainly, anyone can have a "private" system using this technology, and they would have no need for AllStar Link affiliation, but there needs to be a single, central point of organization for public use of this technology, and that's what AllStar Link provides.
+=== Unique Features of AllStar ===.
+  * **Separate Nodes**: Unlike other repeater technologies, AllStar separates repeaters and remote-base nodes. They are implemented as completely separate and independent nodes, even if they are co-located or on the same computer system. This independence adds significant flexibility.
+  * **Designed for Infrastructure**: Unlike other VOIP technologies such as [[echolink|EchoLink]] or [[IRLP|IRLP]], AllStar is designed to integrate directly into the infrastructure of radio systems, rather than being an end-to-end protocol.
+  * **Versatile Controller**: All nodes are either repeater controllers or remote-base controllers, replacing traditional controllers. AllStar provides full-duplex linking, remote control, autopatch, and VOIP capabilities.
-The technology has the unique characteristic that repeaters and remote base nodes are completely separate from each other, unlike any other repeater/remote-base controllers. That means that just because a remote-base is at the same site or even on the same computer system as a repeater, they are not tied together in any way. They are implemented as completely separate nodes, usable separately.
+AllStar Link is an open-source initiative that makes this advanced technology accessible to amateur radio operators worldwide. It aims to enhance local repeater systems by offering advanced functionality and flexibility.
-Unlike other Radio-centric VOIP technologies, such as Echolink or IRLP, etc, Allstar and the app_rpt/Asterisk technology have been specifically designed to be part of, and to link together parts of the very infrastructure of the radio systems that it implements, as opposed to be an end-to-end protocol like others.
+==== AllStar on RepeaterBook ====
+Repeaters with AllStar capability can be marked on RepeaterBook. The node number can be assigned to the repeater, which is displayed on the repeater's detail page. Real-time status updates are scraped from [[http://stats.allstarlink.org/|stats.allstarlink.org]] and displayed for the corresponding node.
-All systems (nodes) are either repeater controllers or remote-base controllers. They connect directly with the radio hardware (thus replacing/outdating) current controllers on a system that is already up and operating. Just simply as a repeater controller, the amount of functionality and flexibility is very impressive, and when you also consider its remote base, linking (full-duplex) and VOIP (for autopatch, remote control, etc) capabilities, it's amazing.
+=== Related Links ===
+  * [[https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/niche/index.php?mode=AllStar|RepeaterBook AllStar Directory]]
-Allstar Link is an attempt to take this technology and make it available and applicable to as many Amateur Radio operators as possible, via their local repeater systems.
+  * [[https://allstarlink.org|AllStar Link Official Website]]
+  * [[https://allstarlink.org/nodelist.php|AllStar Link Node List]]
+  * [[https://allstarlink.org/about.html|About AllStar Link]]
-The web site can be found [[https://allstarlink.org/|here]].
+  * [[https://allstarlink.org/getstarted.html|Getting Started with AllStar Link]]
-Other Links:
-  * [[https://allstarlink.org/nodelist.php|AllStar Link - Node List]]
-  * [[https://allstarlink.org/about.html|About]]
-  * [[https://allstarlink.org/getstarted.html|Getting Started]]