Wireless Mesh Networks

Going beyond classic networking principles and architectures for better wireless performanceWritten by authors with vast experience in academia and industry, Wireless Mesh Networks provides its readers with a thorough overview and in-depth understanding of the state-of-the-art in wireless mesh networking. It offers guidance on how to develop new ideas to advance this technology, and how to support emerging applications and services. The contents of the book follow the TCP/IP protocol stack, starting from the physical layer. Functionalities and existing protocols and algorithms for each protocol layer are covered in depth. The book is written in an accessible textbook style, and contains supporting materials such as problems and exercises to assist learning.Key Features:*Presents an in-depth explanation of recent advances and open research issues in wireless mesh networking, and offers concrete and comprehensive material to guide deployment and product development*Describes system architectures and applications of wireless mesh networks (WMNs), and discusses the critical factors influencing protocol design*Explores theoretical network capacity and the state-of-the-art protocols related to WMNs*Surveys standards that have been specified and standard drafts that are being specified for WMNs, in particular the latest standardization results in IEEE 802.11s, 802.15.5, 802.16 mesh mode, and 802.16 relay mode*Includes an accompanying website with PPT-slides, further reading, tutorial material, exercises, and solutionsAdvanced students on networking, computer science, and electrical engineering courses will find Wireless Mesh Networks an essential read. It will also be of interest to wireless networking academics, researchers, and engineers at universities and in industry.

A comprehensive textbook on Wireless Mesh Networks, providing the reader with an accessible, single source, definitive text. Presents an in depth explanation of recent advances and open research issues in the area. Provides exhaustive coverage of the subject, discussing protocols, architecture, theory, and practice.

ContentsPreface1 Introduction1.1 Network Architecture1.2 Characteristics1.3 Application Scenarios1.4 Critical Design Factors2 Physical Layer2.1 Adaptive Coding/Modulation and Link Adaptation2.2 Directional Antennas and Multi-Antenna Systems2.3 Cooperative Diversity and Cooperative Communications2.4 Multi-Channel Systems2.5 Advanced Radio Technologies2.6 Integrating Different Advanced Techniques: IEEE 802.11n2.7 Open Research Issues3 Medium Access Control Layer3.1 Single Channel MAC Protocols3.2 Multi-Channel MAC Protocols3.3 Open Research Issues4 Network Layer4.1 Routing Challenges4.2 Design Principles4.3 Topology Discovery for Routing4.4 Performance Parameters4.5 Routing Metrics(WCETT)4.6 Categories of Routing Protocols4.7 Hop-Count Based Routing Protocols4.8 Link-Level QoS Based Routing Protocols4.9 Interference Based Routing: IRMA4.10 Routing with Load Balancing4.11 Routing Based on Residual Link Capacity4.12 End-to-End QoS Routing4.13 Reliability Based Routing: Multi-Path Routing4.14 Stability Based Routing4.15 Scalable Routing4.16 Multi-Channel Routing Protocols4.17 Open Research Issues5 Transport Layer5.1 Challenges of a Transport Layer Protocol in Wireless Environments5.2 Transport Layer Protocols for Multihop Ad Hoc Networks5.3 Transport Layer Protocols for WMNs5.4 Open Research Issues6 Network Security6.1 Security Attacks in WMNs6.2 Counter-Attack Measures6.3 Security Schemes in Related Wireless Networks6.4 Security Mechanisms forWMNs6.5 Multi-Layer Design for WMN Security7 Network Control and Management7.1 Mobility Management7.2 Power Management7.3 Topology Control and Management7.4 Timing Synchronization7.5 Traditional Network Management Functions8 Network Capacity8.1 Capacity Analysis8.2 Capacity and Delay Tradeoff8.3 Applicability of Asymptotic Capacity Analysis to WMNs9 Cross-Layer Design9.1 Motivations of Cross-Layer Design9.2 Cross-Layer Design Protocols and Optimization Algorithms9.3 Prudent Use of Cross-Layer Design10 Standards on Wireless Mesh Networks10.1 Overview of IEEE 802Working Groups forWireless Networks10.2 Overview of Industry Alliance/Forum for DifferentWireless Technologies10.3 Standards for MeshedWireless LANs10.4 Standards for MeshedWireless PANs10.5 Standards for MeshedWireless MANsBibliography

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