Archive:Wireless Mesh Networks

 Wireless Mesh Networks 

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Acknowledgements — Introduction — Mesh network basics — History Highlights — Motivation — Economics — Politics — Social Impact — Regulatory — Taxonomy of Mesh Types — Design Parameters — How many radios? — Transport — Access — RF concerns — What layers does it run on? — Topology Control — Mobility Handoffs — Applications — Content — Operations — Accounting and Billing — Management — Getting Power to the Node — Survey Tools — Planning Tools — Mounting Options — Testing Tools — Meshes you can build — Conclusion — Applicable Standards — Known Deployments — Mesh Timeline — Mesh Network Vendors — Bibliography — Glossary — Index

Table of Contents

1. /Preface/
2. /Acknowledgments/
3. /Introduction/
4. /Mesh network basics/
   1. /Mesh network basics/definitions/

• /Mesh network basics/point to multi-point vs. meshes/
• /History Highlights/
• /History Highlights/Philadelphia/
• /History Highlights/Tempe Chandler Mesa/
• /History Highlights/Rio Rancho/
• /Motivation/
• /Motivation/needs not met/
• /Motivation/service provider/
• /Motivation/digital divide/
• /Motivation/public service/
• /Motivation/hobbyist/
• /Motivation/inside of facility/
• /Economics/
• /Economics/supply and demand/
• /Economics/competition/
• /Economics/business case/
• /Economics/free or fee?/
• /Politics/
• /Politics/zoning/
• /Politics/architectural review/
• /Social Impact/
• /Social Impact/digital divide/
• /Social Impact/community building/
• /Regulatory/
• /Regulatory/licensed or unlicensed/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/WAN, LAN or PAN?/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/Indoor or Outdoor/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/Coverage/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/Hierarchical or Distributive/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/Cost/
• /Taxonomy of Mesh Types/Real-time Multimedia Capable/
• /Design Parameters/
• /Design Parameters/Latency/
• /Design Parameters/Jitter/
• /Design Parameters/Throughput/
• /Design Parameters/Capacity/
• /Design Parameters/Handover Speed/
• /How many radios?/
• /How many radios?/One/
• /How many radios?/Two/
• /How many radios?/Three or More/
• /Transport/
• /Transport/802.11a Wi-Fi/
• /Transport/802.11bg Wi-Fi/
• /Transport/802.16 WIMAX/
• /Transport/Others/
• /Access/
• /Access/802.11bg Wi-Fi/
• /Access/802.11a Wi-Fi/
• /Access/802.16 WIMAX/
• /Access/Others?/
• /RF concerns/
• /RF concerns/Frequencies/
• /RF concerns/Co-Channel Interference/
• /RF concerns/Channel Reuse/
• /RF concerns/Adjacent Channel Interference/
• /RF concerns/Transmitter Mask/
• /RF concerns/Link Budget/
• /RF concerns/Transmit Power/
• /RF concerns/Receive Sensitivity/
• /What layers does it operate on?/
• /What layers does it operate on?/Layer 2 (switched mesh)/
• /What layers does it operate on?/Layer 3 (routed mesh)/
• /What layers does it operate on?/Both Layer 2 and 3/
• /Topology Control/
• /Topology Control/Loop Prevention/
• /Topology Control/Spanning Tree/
• /Topology Control/Routing Protocols/
• /Topology Control/Load Sharing/
• /Mobility Handoffs/
• /Mobility Handoffs/Layer 2/
• /Mobility Handoffs/Layer 3/
• /Applications/
• /Applications/Web Surfing/
• /Applications/E-mail/
• /Applications/Police/Fire/
• /Applications/Gaming/
• /Applications/Voice over IP/
• /Applications/Telephone Replacement/
• /Content/
• /Content/Internet/
• /Content/Local/
• /Power to the Node/
• /Power to the Node/Light Pole/
• /Power to the Node/Mains/
• /Power to the Node/Solar/
• /Survey Tools/
• /Survey Tools/Ekahau/
• /Survey Tools/Cognio/
• /Survey Tools/NetStumbler/
• /Planning Tools/
• /Planning Tools/Motorola Mesh Planner/
• /Mounting Options/
• /Mounting Options/Light Pole/
• /Mounting Options/Communications Tower/
• /Mounting Options/Rooftop/
• /Testing Tools/
• /Testing Tools/iPerf/
• /Testing Tools/Ekahau/
• /Testing Tools/Cognio/
• /Meshes you can build/
• /Meshes you can build/CUWiN/
• /References/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/802.11k/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/802.11r/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/802.11s/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/802.11v/
• /Appendix A - Applicable Standards/802.16/
• /Appendix B - Known Deployments/
• /Appendix B - Known Deployments/Chandler, AZ/
• /Appendix B - Known Deployments/Mesa, AZ/
• /Appendix B - Known Deployments/Philadelphia, PA/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/1999/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2000/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2001/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2002/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2003/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2004/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2005/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2006/
• /Appendix C - Mesh Timeline/2007/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/BelAir/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Cisco/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Nortel/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Proxim/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Roam AD/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Sky Pilot/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Strix/
• /Appendix D - Mesh network vendors/Tropos/
• /Index/