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Volume 4 | Issue 5 | Year 2014 | Article Id. IJCOT-V13P302 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22492593/IJCOT-V13P302

Wireless Mesh Networks: Network Architecture, Routing Protocols and Research Challenges

Chintan B. Khatri , Karan B. Maniar

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Chintan B. Khatri , Karan B. Maniar, "Wireless Mesh Networks: Network Architecture, Routing Protocols and Research Challenges," International Journal of Computer & Organization Trends (IJCOT), vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 49-52, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22492593/IJCOT-V13P302

Abstract

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have the potential to revolutionize the way we use the Internet. These networks have a low power requirement and therefore could be potentially fuelled by a low cost renewable energy source. Numerous spaced out meshed nodes route the data in a multi-hop manner in the WMNs. The WMN can be designed using three different network architectures. The key benefits of using a wireless mesh network are that they are easily adaptable, expandable and have low cost compared to conventional networks. Also WMNs support high demand, which is a must in today’s world. In this paper, we study the network architectures, routing protocols, and the research challenges of WMNs.

Keywords

Mesh Networks, wireless, multi-hop, routing, network architecture, research challenges.

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