Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks

Even though wireless mesh networks (WMN) is considered to be a key technology for future generation wireless networks, several challenges still need to be addressed. This comprehensive handbook explores new ideas and results in WMN research.

Overview and Goals Wireless communication technologies are undergoing rapid advancements. The last few years have experienced a steep growth in research in the area of wireless mesh networks (WMNs). The attractiveness of WMNs, in general, is attributed to their characteristics such as the ability to dynamically self-organize and self-con?gure, coupled with the ability to maintain mesh connectivity leading, in effect, to low set-up/installation costs, simpler maintenance tasks, and service coverage with high reliability and fault-tolerance. WMNs also support their integration with existing wireless networks such as cellular networks, WLANs, wireless-?delity (Wi-Fi), and worldwide interoperability of microwave access (WiMAX). WMNs have found u- ful applications in a broad range of domains such as broadband home networking, commercial/business networking, and community networking particularly attr- tive in offering broadband wireless access with low initial installation and set-up costs. Even though WMNs have emerged to be attractive and they hold great promises for our future, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. Some of the wellknownchallenges areattributedtoissuesrelatingtoscalability(signi?cantdrop in throughput with the increase in the number of nodes), multicasting, offering qu- ity of service guarantees, energy ef?ciency, and security. This handbook attempts to provide a comprehensive guide on fundamental key topics coupled with new ideas and results in the areas of WMNs. The book has been prepared keeping in mind that it needs to prove itself to be a valuable resource dealing with both the important core and the specialized issues in WMNs.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art on the hot topic of Wireless Mesh Networks The reader-friendly style includes discussions for practitioners, directions for future research, list of terms and definitions and summary questions within in chapter to support the reader Written by prominent researchers within the field Each chapter contains in-depth discussion sections on thoughts for practitioners and directions for future research Include a list of important terms and their definitions for each chapter Offers a set of 10 questions (both numeric and non-numeric) that will help readers to assess their understanding of the various concepts at the end of each chapter Supplementary Powerpoint slides are available Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

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Wireless communication technologies continue to undergo rapid advancement. The attractiveness of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN)s, in general, can be attributed to their characteristics: the ability to dynamically self-organize and self-configure, coupled with the ability to maintain mesh connectivity, leads in effect to low set-up/installation costs, simpler maintenance tasks, and service coverage with high reliability and fault-tolerance. As a result, WMNs have found many useful applications in a broad range of domains.

WMNs represent a key technology for future generation wireless networks, and this broad-ranging and comprehensive guidebook presents new ideas and results from research to address the challenges ahead. This unique resource describes all the fundamental key topics and covers both the important core and specialized issues in the field. Each chapter is written by topical area experts, with the first chapters devoted to the basics of WMNs and subsequent ones dealing with some of the more specialist topics, such as the WiMAX metro area mesh networks and the symbiosis of cognitive radio with WMNs.

Features:

• Provides an accessible, comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art technology of Wireless Mesh Networks

• Includes reader-friendly discussions for practitioners, directions for future research, helpful lists of terms and definitions, and summary questions within each chapter

• Offers a set of questions to help readers assess their understanding of the various concepts at the end of each chapter

• Presents insight into the practical significance of these topics in real-world scenarios

• Designed, in structure and content, to aid the learning process with the intention of making the book useful at all learning levels

• Supplies supportive presentation PowerPoint slides and solutions to aid lecturers at www.springer.com/978-1-84800-908-0

Withcontributions by some of the most prominent researchers in the field today, this book will be an invaluable reference/text to WMNs for researchers and practitioners. In addition, its pedagogical tools can make it eminently suitable as a textbook for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic.

Key Topics:

WMNs and MANETs

Medium Access

Routing and Channel Assignment

Routing Metrics

Congestion and Transport Layer Issues

Multi-network Convergence and Scalability

Mobility

Inhalt
Journey from Mobile Ad Hoc Networks to Wireless Mesh Networks.- Medium Access Control in Wireless Mesh Networks.- Hierarchical and QoS-Aware Routing in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks.- Stabilizing Interference-Free Slot Assignment for Wireless Mesh Networks.- Channel Assignment Techniques for 802.11-Based Multiradio Wireless Mesh Networks.- Routing, Interface Assignment and Related Cross-layer Issues in Multiradio Wireless Mesh Networks.- Wireless Mesh Network Routing Under Uncertain Demands.- Routing Metrics for Wireless Mesh Networks.- Reliable Transport in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks.- Transport Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks.- Congestion Control in Wireless Mesh Networks.- Wireless Mesh Networks-Based Multinetwork Convergence and Security Access.- Scalability in Wireless Mesh Networks.- Mobility Management in Wireless Mesh Networks.- Low Latency in Wireless Mesh Networks.- WiMAX Metro Area Mesh Networks: Technologies and Challenges.- Scheduling and Call Admission ControlA WiMax Mesh Networks View.- The Symbiosis of Cognitive Radio and Wireless Mesh Networks.- Construction and Evaluation of a Wireless Mesh Network Testbed.