Archive:Wireless Mesh Networks/Mesh network basics
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
Mesh network basics
Definitions
Self-forming
A network shouldn't need to be configured by a system administrator to tell it how to get a message to its destination. Mesh network should be self-organizing and should not require manual configuration. Adding new gear or relocating existing gear should be as simple as plugging it in and turning it on. The network discovers the new node and automatically incorporates it into the existing system.
Self-healing
They are self-healing. As a node leaves the network, the remaining nodes automatically re-route their signals around the out-of-network node to ensure a more reliable communication path.
multi-hop
They support multi-hop routing. This means that data from a node can jump through multiple nodes before delivering its information to a host gateway or controller that may be monitoring the network.