TY - GEN
T1 - A cross-layer approach to heterogeneous interoperability in wireless mesh networks
AU - Shen, Shih Hao
AU - Ding, Jen Wen
AU - Huang, Yueh Min
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Routing in a wireless mesh network is a heterogeneous interoperability problem. First, it is possible that some users may disable the relaying functions of their mobile devices in order to save the computing power and battery charge. This will results in heterogeneous relaying capabilities. Second, due to the absence of standard layer-3 ad-hoc routing protocols, various devices may employ different layer-3 routing protocols, making routing difficult. A trivial solution to the above two problem is to flood packets through the un-routable regions to reach the destination region. However, flooding is a brute force approach and will make a broadcast storm, resulting in low throughput of the whole network. In this paper, we propose a cross-layer approach to solve the above problem. Our analysis results show that the proposed cross-layer approach can efficiently provide interoperability without causing broadcast storm.
AB - Routing in a wireless mesh network is a heterogeneous interoperability problem. First, it is possible that some users may disable the relaying functions of their mobile devices in order to save the computing power and battery charge. This will results in heterogeneous relaying capabilities. Second, due to the absence of standard layer-3 ad-hoc routing protocols, various devices may employ different layer-3 routing protocols, making routing difficult. A trivial solution to the above two problem is to flood packets through the un-routable regions to reach the destination region. However, flooding is a brute force approach and will make a broadcast storm, resulting in low throughput of the whole network. In this paper, we propose a cross-layer approach to solve the above problem. Our analysis results show that the proposed cross-layer approach can efficiently provide interoperability without causing broadcast storm.
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U2 - 10.1007/11596356_65
DO - 10.1007/11596356_65
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33744965633
SN - 3540308075
SN - 9783540308072
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 651
EP - 662
BT - Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference EUC 2005, Proceedings
T2 - International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, EUC 2005
Y2 - 6 December 2005 through 9 December 2005
ER -