TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-layer design for heterogeneous routing in wireless mesh networks
AU - Shen, Shih Hao
AU - Huang, Yueh Min
AU - Ding, Jen Wen
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Purpose: Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) are regarded as a milestone in developing next-generation wireless networks. The multi-hop architecture of WMN makes it very attractive. However, interoperability is an inherent problem for deploying a large-scale WMN, which may consist of various types of wireless networks. There are two intuitive approaches to solving the interoperability problem: the dual-stack/multi-stack approach and the naive layer-2 broadcast approach. While the former incurs high cost in all devices, the latter creates broadcast storm in the whole network. This paper aims to propose a cross-layer heterogeneous routing protocol for solving this problem without the adverse effects of the intuitive approaches. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual discussion and approach are employed. Findings: The simulation results validate the efficiency of the proposed protocol. Originality/value: The paper provides details of a method for routing selection in WMNs.
AB - Purpose: Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) are regarded as a milestone in developing next-generation wireless networks. The multi-hop architecture of WMN makes it very attractive. However, interoperability is an inherent problem for deploying a large-scale WMN, which may consist of various types of wireless networks. There are two intuitive approaches to solving the interoperability problem: the dual-stack/multi-stack approach and the naive layer-2 broadcast approach. While the former incurs high cost in all devices, the latter creates broadcast storm in the whole network. This paper aims to propose a cross-layer heterogeneous routing protocol for solving this problem without the adverse effects of the intuitive approaches. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual discussion and approach are employed. Findings: The simulation results validate the efficiency of the proposed protocol. Originality/value: The paper provides details of a method for routing selection in WMNs.
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U2 - 10.1108/17427370810873093
DO - 10.1108/17427370810873093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951878524
VL - 4
SP - 40
EP - 49
JO - International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
JF - International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
SN - 1742-7371
IS - 1
ER -