Abstract
Wireless Mesh Networks (IEEE 802.11s) provides a cost effective and simple way for wireless networking. However, the problem is the wired connection between the APs. The wired links increases complexity and deployment cost in many situations. Therefore, it is desirable to connect the APs via wireless links as well and create a WLAN Mesh. In WMNs, APs turn into mesh access points (MAPs). Mobile stations are sometimes referred as mesh clients. The new IEEE 802.11s standard for WMNs introduces a third class of nodes called mesh points (MPs). MPs and MAPs support WLAN mesh services, allowing them to forward packets on behalf of other nodes to extend the wireless transmission range. Mesh clients can associate with MAPs but not with MPs. Mesh portals (MPPs) are MAPs which provides connectivity to other networks thus acting as a gateway for Mesh Networks.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
IEEE, P802.11s draft d3.02, draft amendment to standard IEEE 802.11: ESS mesh networking, standard, (2008)
D.B. Johnson, D.A. Maltz, J. Broch, “DSR: The Dynamic Source Routing Protocol for Multi-Hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks” Ad Hoc Networking, chap. 5, (Addison-Wesley, USA, 2001), pp. 139–172
A. Sgora, D.D. Vergados, P. Chatzimisios, “IEEE802.122s Wireless Mesh Networks: challeneges and Perspectives”, Mobile Lightweight Wireless (Springer, Berlin, 2009), pp 263–271
X. Wang, A.O. Lim, IEEE 8002.11s wireless mesh networks: framework and challenges. J. Elsevier (2007)
A. Al-Saadi, R. Setchi, Y. Hicks, S.M. Allen, Routing protocol for heterogeneous wireless mesh networks. IEEE Transac. Veh. Technol. 65(12), 9773–9786 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2016.2518931
C.E. Perkins, E.B. Royer, Ad hoc on-demand distance vector routing, in IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (1999), pp. 90–100
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., part of Springer Nature
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Singh, M. (2019). Wireless Mesh Networks Architecture. In: Node-to-Node Approaching in Wireless Mesh Connectivity. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0674-7_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0674-7_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-0673-0
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-0674-7
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)