Evaluation of Full-Mesh Networks for Smart Home Applications
Vo Que Son, Nguyen Tho Anh Khoa · 2019
Wireless mesh network (WMN) is a promising technology for the next generation of wireless network. Because of its strong points, it is considered to dominate over other wireless networks while human had entered the era of the Internet of Things, WMN is being developed rapidly and inspiring large number of applications. This article intends to study and expand low-cost networking for smart home applications using 6LoWPAN/IPv6 (new and modern technology of WMN), and this development is able to be future platform for advanced smart home systems (using low-profile hardware to popularize this platform). Therefore, it concentrates on contributing to a solution which allows to expand and exploit thoroughly 6LoWPAN technology by combining 6LoWPAN/IPv6 with mesh-wifi. In addition, Batman-adv routing protocol and OpenWRT platform are chosen for mesh-wifi nodes. Particularly, the performance evaluations are investigated in terms of throughput, latency, jitter, and switching time of mesh-wifi nodes and possibility of interconnecting two wireless mesh network technologies to give an objective view for people prior to making a choice for enhancing 6LoWPAN network.