With the explosive growth of the Internet and wireless networks, especially Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), are going through an important evolution. Designing efficient WMNs has become a major task for networks operators.
A wireless mesh network (WMN) is a communications network made up of nodes organized in a mesh topology.
Components of WMN
Mesh Routers (MR)
Mesh Clients (MC)
Gateways
Mesh Client – Mesh Router Links
◦ Wired (e.g. Ethernet, etc.)
◦ Wireless (e.g. 802.11x, Bluetooth, etc.)
Mesh Router – Mesh Router Links
◦ Wireless (e.g. 802.11x)
Gateway – Internet Links
◦ Wired (e.g. Ethernet)
◦ Wireless (e.g. 802.16)
Architectures of WMN
Infrastructure/Backbone WMNs
Client WMNs
Hybrid WMN
Applications of WMN
Home smart
Health and Medical Systems
Transportation Systems
City networks
WMN advantage
low cost technology
large coverage area