Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks

Dr. Isaac Woungang received his M.S. & Ph. D degrees, all in Mathematics, from the Université de la Méditerranée-Aix Marseille II, France, and Université du Sud, Toulon & Var, France, in 1990 and 1994 respectively. In 1999, he received a M.S degree from the INRS-Materials and Telecommunications, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a software engineer at Nortel Networks. Since 2002, he has been with Ryerson University, where he is now an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Coordinator of the Distributed Applications and Broadband (DABNEL) Lab at Ryerson University. During his sabbatical (2008-09), he was a Visiting Professor at National Ilan University, Taiwan. His current research interests include network resource allocation and management, green communications technologies, network security, computer communication networks, and mobile communication systems. Dr. Woungang has published several book chapters and over seventy refereed technical articles in scholarly international journals and proceedings of international conferences, and currently working on two more books.
Dr. Woungang serves as Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (IJCNDS), Inderscience, U.K, and the International Journal of Information and Coding Theory (IJICoT), Inderscience, U.K, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley, the Computers & Electrical Engineering (C&EE), An International Journal, Elsevier, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Wireless Networks & Broadcasting Technologies (IGI Global), as Associate Editor of the Journal of Convergence (FTRA, as Associate Editor of the Human-centric computing and Information Sciences, Springer.

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.

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.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art on the hot topic of Wireless Mesh Networks

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.