Key Technology and Experimental Research in Wireless Mesh Networks
Zhimin Liu, Yi Fang Yang, Xu Yingqing · ZTE communications · 2008
With the increasing popularity and rising demand for high-rate wireless Internet access, traditional wireless access networks such as the cellular network and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) are facing some challenges. The Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is emerging as a flexible and low-cost alternative to provide multi-hop communications, supporting applications such as last-mile Internet delivery. WMN has also become a promising technique in the merging of wireless networks. Some key technologies about the network management in WMN, including network configuration, power control, mobility management, access control and routing protocol are analyzed; the routing protocol design in WMN and mobile Ad hoc network are compared. An example of WMN testbed based on WLAN and second-layer switching technology is given.