This paper discusses on the need to focus on effective and cheapcommunication solutions for the deployment of smart services in countrysides.We present the main wireless technologies, software architectures and protocolsthat need to be exploited, such as multihop, multipath communication andmobility support through multihoming. We present Always Best Packet Switching(ABPS), an operation mode to perform network handover in a seamless way withoutthe need to change the current network infrastructure and configuration. Thisis in accordance with the need of having cheap solutions that may work in asmart shire scenario. A simulation assessment confirms the effectiveness of ourapproach.
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