[[TOC(Documentation/About*, depth=3)]] === ORBIT Consortium === The ORBIT Consortium is a a collection of academic, industrial, and government partners cooperating to further develop, improve and operate current and future ORBIT wireless network testbeds based on hardware designs and software resulting from the NSF funded ORBIT project carried out at Rutgers University during the period 2003-07. ==== Governance ==== The [attachment:ORBIT_Governance_Plan_v1.0.pdf ORBIT Governance Document] ==== Memebership ==== The Consortium includes three membership levels * Charter : * Full : * Associate : Benefits for each of the membership levels are outlined in the following table: || Benefit || '''Charter''' || '''Full''' || '''Associate''' || || Steering Committee seat || Permanent || Rotating || || || Testbed access quota || Guaranteed || Guaranteed || Best effort || || Author ORBIT design notes || * || * || || || Active participation in Orbit events || * || || || || ORBIT Public Relations || * || * || || || Access to research papers || * || * || || || Access to Orbit events || Unlimited || Unlimited || Unlimited || || Access to Orbit Forum || * || * || * ||