Load Balancing in Multi-Interface Wireless Mesh Networks (Paperback)

Paperback. The proposed MIMC WMN under study introduces a third layer (i.e., cross layer 2.5) between layers 2 and 3, which includes a new module called packet SCHEDULER; this is a generic C++ structure that can implement MAC mapping for the interfaces of neighbouring hosts and distribute traffic (i.e., load balancing) in multi-hop mesh networks, while collaborating with the implemented routing protocol and utilising two or more interfaces in each node. When a MIMC simulation framework capable of establishing a symmetric (i.e., bidirectional) link in a WMN was developed by adapting the OLSR protocol, the aforementioned load balancing algorithms were then implemented in a multi-hop MI WMN, and the performances (throughput, end-to-end delay, PER) of all load balancing modes (with two interfaces) were compared to those of the three-interface round-robin WMN and the multi-hop single-interface (SI) WMN. Load balancing algorithms in a multi-channel WMN enhance the route between all traffic and improve the capacity of links over the mesh networks. This book has added experimental performance of chain, grid and random topologies. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.