Steelie Link is simply a standard that defines a particular kind of mesh network. It does not specify the particular hardware or software that you should use. It operates by creating links between "nodes," another name for routers. Every node has some users behind it wanting to use the Steelie Link network. When some user makes a conenction to some server on the Internet, the first outgoing Steelie Link node decides a path that this connection should take through the Steelie Link network. Additionally, every connection has its own unique path. By splitting up these connections over multiple paths, one user can tap into others' connections and drastically increase the maximum throughput.