Location-Dependent Throughput and Delay in Wireless Mesh Networks

In this paper, we model the location-dependent throughput and delay in wireless mesh networks. We analyze the packet-arrival and the packet-departure rates for the forwarding queues at relaying nodes and then derive the per-user throughputs and packet delays experienced by nodes at different hop-count distances from the gateway. Based on this analytical model, we propose two network design strategies to provide fair resource sharing and minimize the end-to-end delay in wireless mesh networks. We then conduct simulations to validate the correctness of our analytical model and evaluate the performance of the proposed network design strategies. The results show that our analytical framework can accurately model the location-dependent throughput and delay in wireless mesh networks and that our proposed strategies effectively and efficiently provide fair throughputs for nodes and reduce the end-to-end packet delay. This paper not only provides a framework for studying the performance of wireless mesh networks but also gives insights into the network design strategy for wireless mesh networks.