Title :
Routing Metrics and Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks
Author :
Campista, Miguel Elias M ; Esposito, Pedro Miguel ; Moraes, Igor M. ; Costa, Luís Henrique M K ; Duarte, Otto Carlos M B ; Passos, Diego G. ; De Albuquerque, Célio Vinicius N ; Saade, Débora Christina M ; Rubinstein, Marcelo G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Fed. do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Abstract :
WMNs are low-cost access networks built on cooperative routing over a backbone composed of stationary wireless routers. WMNs must deal with the highly unstable wireless medium. Therefore, the design of algorithms that consider link quality to choose the best routes are enabling routing metrics and protocols to evolve. In this work, we analyze the state of the art in WMN metrics and propose a taxonomy for WMN routing protocols. Performance measurements for a WMN, deployed using various routing metrics, are presented and corroborate our analysis.
Keywords :
radio access networks; routing protocols; low-cost access networks; routing metrics; routing protocols; stationary wireless routers; wireless mesh networks; Ad hoc networks; Algorithm design and analysis; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Network topology; Probes; Routing protocols; Spine; Wireless application protocol; Wireless mesh networks;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNET.2008.4435897
