TY - GEN
T1 - A non-TPC based enhanced topology control process for multi-radio wireless mesh networks
AU - Mirchandani, Vinod
AU - Prodan, Ante
AU - Marcé, Olivier
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The connectivity of the mesh nodes in a multi-radio wireless mesh network (MR-WMN) defines its topology, which influences the overall system capacity. In contrast to a transmit power control (TPC) based approach for topology control of a WMN considered in the literature, our work in this paper is based on a less complex non-TPC method. A path reduction algorithm forms the underlying strategy of our non-TPC approach and its suitability is explained in details with the support of simulation results. We have then described our enhanced process for topology control that at the core is based on initialising all the mesh nodes in the system concurrently. The enhanced process has been implemented and evaluated with the help of NetLogo tool that facilitates multi-agent based simulation. Simulation results obtained show the effectiveness of the enhanced process in terms of improved interference cost reduction and decrease in path length.
AB - The connectivity of the mesh nodes in a multi-radio wireless mesh network (MR-WMN) defines its topology, which influences the overall system capacity. In contrast to a transmit power control (TPC) based approach for topology control of a WMN considered in the literature, our work in this paper is based on a less complex non-TPC method. A path reduction algorithm forms the underlying strategy of our non-TPC approach and its suitability is explained in details with the support of simulation results. We have then described our enhanced process for topology control that at the core is based on initialising all the mesh nodes in the system concurrently. The enhanced process has been implemented and evaluated with the help of NetLogo tool that facilitates multi-agent based simulation. Simulation results obtained show the effectiveness of the enhanced process in terms of improved interference cost reduction and decrease in path length.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=55849108503&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SENSORCOMM.2008.104
DO - 10.1109/SENSORCOMM.2008.104
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:55849108503
SN - 9780769533308
T3 - Proceedings - 2nd Int. Conf. Sensor Technol. Appl., SENSORCOMM 2008, Includes: MESH 2008 Conf. Mesh Networks; ENOPT 2008 Energy Optim. Wireless Sensors Networks, UNWAT 2008 Under Water Sensors Systems
SP - 758
EP - 763
BT - Proceedings - 2nd Int. Conf. Sensor Technol. Appl., SENSORCOMM 2008, Includes
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, SENSORCOMM 2008
Y2 - 25 August 2008 through 31 August 2008
ER -