Mesh Networking
Paolo Cardullo, Denis Roio · 2019
Wireless Mesh Networks have the potentials to establish and maintain ad-hoc connectivity and share gateway access to other networks with an array of mobile end-users (and their various requests, services and applications), while typically featuring a minimal and inexpensive infrastructure. While more recent applications of WMNs concern the private space of the home, where smart devices are increasingly common, WMNs became popular for extending Internet connectivity over Wi-Fi to low-income or rural communities. The following entry focuses on these two applications, highlighting advantages, actors and issues.