Neighbor selection techniques for multi-hop wireless mesh networks

Multi-hop wireless mesh networks, including multi-hop cellular networks, base their operation on the establishment of multi-hop paths to route the information from source to destination. To this aim, it is crucial to define adequate neighbor selection techniques that choose the most appropriate nodes over which to route the information. In this context, this paper proposes a set of neighbor selection techniques that exploit spatial diversity to improve the performance and operation of multi-hop wireless mesh networks.