Evaluating metrics for optimal path selection in large wireless community networks
Pablo Boronat, Miguel Pérez‐Francisco, Carlos T. Calafate, Juan‐Carlos Cano, Pietro Manzoni · 2014
Routing metrics commonly used nowadays in large wireless community networks (WCN), do not seem appropriate since they are generally not based on the real link capacity but on choosing the shortest path. Routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP use static metrics, while wireless links should be evaluated frequently because their bandwidth varies dynamically. Ad hoc routing protocols use more complex metrics, however they are better suited for sporadic or mobile nodes than for static nodes placed in house roofs to create the backbone infrastructure.