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Towards Carrier-Grade Quality in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks

Towards Carrier-Grade Quality in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks

Johannes Lessmann, Paulo Loureiro, John Fitzpatrick, Sebastian Robitzsch, Pablo Serrano, Albert Banchs
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781466600171|ISBN10: 1466600179|EISBN13: 9781466600188
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0017-1.ch008
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Lessmann, Johannes, et al. "Towards Carrier-Grade Quality in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks." Wireless Multi-Access Environments and Quality of Service Provisioning: Solutions and Application, edited by Gabriel-Miro Muntean and Ramona Trestian, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 187-216. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0017-1.ch008

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Lessmann, J., Loureiro, P., Fitzpatrick, J., Robitzsch, S., Serrano, P., & Banchs, A. (2012). Towards Carrier-Grade Quality in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks. In G. Muntean & R. Trestian (Eds.), Wireless Multi-Access Environments and Quality of Service Provisioning: Solutions and Application (pp. 187-216). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0017-1.ch008

Chicago

Lessmann, Johannes, et al. "Towards Carrier-Grade Quality in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks." In Wireless Multi-Access Environments and Quality of Service Provisioning: Solutions and Application, edited by Gabriel-Miro Muntean and Ramona Trestian, 187-216. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0017-1.ch008

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Abstract

Current backhaul networks typically comprise a wired middle mile and a wireless last mile part. The wireless part is almost exclusively based on tree topologies. However, a lot could be gained by deploying mesh-based backhauls. Meshes allow better network capacity exploitation due to load balancing and offer inherent resilience to link degradations or failures. Yet meshes come with increased complexity in terms of radio configuration, routing, or mobility management. This chapter proposes architecture and mechanisms for carrier-grade mesh-based wireless backhauls. One special focus is that it supports heterogeneous backhauls, which encompass multiple different wireless technologies. The proposition has been successfully deployed in a test network.1

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