wireless mesh networking architectures, protocols and standards

[...]... The Multihop Wireless Networks Hybrid Wireless Networks Wireless Ad hoc Networks Wireless Mesh Networks Wireless Sensor Networks Figure 1.1 Classification of multihop wireless networks Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 7 Wireless Mesh Networks: Issues and Solutions 23.10.2006 1:43pm & 7 Table 1.1 Differences between Ad Hoc Wireless Networks and Wireless Mesh Networks... patience and understanding throughout this project Yan Zhang, Jijun Luo, and Honglin Hu Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C000 Final Proof page xvi 30.10.2006 7:58pm Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 1 PART I ARCHITECTURES 23.10.2006 1:43pm Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 2 23.10.2006 1:43pm Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking. .. recent solutions for architectures, link layer protocols, medium access control (MAC) layer protocols, network layer protocols, and topology control solutions for MR-WMNs Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 6 6 & 23.10.2006 1:43pm Wireless Mesh Networking 1.2 COMPARISON BETWEEN WIRELESS AD HOC AND MESH NETWORKS Figure 1.1 shows the classification of multihop wireless networks;... infrastructurebased wireless networks The experiences obtained from studying and deploying WMN provide us knowledge and reference to the future networks evolution Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards provides a comprehensive technical guide covering introductory concepts, fundamental techniques, recent advances and open issues in wireless mesh networks It focuses on concepts, effective protocols, ... 1 WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS B.S Manoj and Ramesh R Rao CONTENTS 1.1 Introduction 5 4 1.2 Comparison between wireless ad hoc and mesh networks 6 1.3 Challenges in wireless mesh networks 8 1.3.1 Throughput capacity 9 1.3.2 Throughput fairness 10 1.3.3 Reliability and robustness .12 1.3.4 Resource management 13 1.4 Design issues in wireless. .. Internet services to shopping malls, streets, and cities Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 8 8 & 1.3 23.10.2006 1:43pm Wireless Mesh Networking CHALLENGES IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS Traditional wireless ad hoc networks and WMNs were based on a single-channel or single-radio interface WMNs, irrespective of its simplicity and high fault tolerance, face a significant limitation... use of an MR-WMN and therefore, subsequent sections focus on this Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 18 18 23.10.2006 1:43pm Wireless Mesh Networking & 1.5 DESIGN ISSUES IN MULTIRADIO WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS The primary advantages of using an MR-WMN are the improved capacity, scalability, reliability, robustness, and architectural flexibility Notwithstanding the advantages... parameters and transmit to a central monitoring node, can use either single-hop wireless communication or a multihop wireless relaying Hybrid wireless networks [12] utilize both single- and multihop communications simultaneously within the traditionally single-hop wireless networks such as cellular networks and wireless in local loops (WiLL) WMNs use multihop wireless relaying over a partial mesh topology... node problem in a wireless mesh network Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 10 10 & 23.10.2006 1:43pm Wireless Mesh Networking when the hop length is less than five hops and beyond five hops, the throughput remains constant albeit at a very low value Although there exist other factors such as the nature of routing protocol, greediness of the initial nodes and subsequent... wireless in local loop (TWiLL) networks [3], and unified cellular ad hoc networks [4] A practical solution for such a hybrid WMN for emergency response applications is the CalMesh platform [5] These hybrid WMNs may use multiple technologies for both WMN Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C001 Final Proof page 15 Wireless Mesh Networks: Issues and Solutions 23.10.2006 1:43pm & 15 backbone and . Mobility and Security Management in Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications; Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards; Millimeter-Wave Technology in Wireless PAN, LAN and. MAX Deepak Pareek ISBN: 0-8493-7186-4 Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards Yan Zhang, Jijun Luo and Honglin Hu ISBN: 0-8493-7399-9 Wireless Mesh Networks Gilbert Held ISBN:. Group, an informa business WIRELESS MESH NETWORKING Architectures, Protocols and Standards Edited by Yan Zhang • Jijun Luo • Honglin Hu Yan Zhang / Wireless Mesh Networking AU7399_C000 Final Proof