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What is Wireless Mesh Network (WMN)

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Technical, Privacy, and Security Challenges in a Modern World
A wireless network topology where all nodes are peers that relay data for the network.
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Quantum-Resistant Authentication for Smart Grid: The Case for Using Merkle Trees
Melesio Muñoz-Calderón (Cupertino Electric Inc., USA) and Melody Moh (San Jose State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5250-9.ch020
Abstract
We are currently at the beginning of a great technological transformation of our electrical power grids. These new grids will be “smart” as a result of improved communication and control systems but will also have new vulnerabilities. A smart grid will be better able to incorporate new forms of energy generations as well as be self-healing and more reliable. This chapter investigates a threat to wireless communication networks from a fully realized quantum computer and provides a means to avoid this problem in smart grid domains. This chapter examines the security, complexities and performance of device authentication in wireless mesh networks (WMN) using public-key encryption and then using Merkle trees. As a result, the authors argue for the use of Merkle trees as opposed to public-key encryption for authentication of devices in WMN used in smart grid applications.
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Chapter 609
Exploiting DHT's Properties to Improve the Scalability of Mesh Networks
It is a generic term that refers to a communication network composed of wireless nodes in a mesh topology. In general terms, a mesh topology each node acts as a router, forwarding packets on behalf of other nodes.
Published in Chapter: Exploiting DHT's Properties to Improve the Scalability of Mesh Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 619
Routing Protocols for IEEE 802.11-Based Mesh Networks
A generic term that refers to a communication network composed of wireless nodes in a mesh topology. In general terms, a mesh topology each node acts as a router, forwarding packets on behalf of other nodes.
Published in Chapter: Routing Protocols for IEEE 802.11-Based Mesh Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 7
Pervasive Video Surveillance Systems Over TCP/IP Networks
It is a communication network, where terminals are connected via radio to routers which are in turn interconnected via multi-hop wireless links. Its structure is entirely wireless, thus making WMNs especially applicable where cable deployment is difficult or too expensive, or the absence of cables is even recommended for security reasons.
Published in Chapter: Pervasive Video Surveillance Systems Over TCP/IP Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Secure Multimedia Distribution
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Chapter 713
Real-Time Communication Support in IEEE 802.11-Based Wireless Mesh Networks
A set of wireless stations that work together to convey data packets between end users, relaying in a multi-hop infrastructure.
Published in Chapter: Real-Time Communication Support in IEEE 802.11-Based Wireless Mesh Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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