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

• /Preface/
• /Acknowledgments/
• /Introduction/
• /Mesh network basics/
  • /Mesh network basics/definitions/
  • /Mesh network basics/mesh vs. point to multi-point/
• /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/Packet Loss/
  • /Design Parameters/Throughput/
  • /Design Parameters/Capacity/
  • /Design Parameters/Handover Speed/
  • /Design Parameters/Re-Convergence/
• /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/
• /Getting Power to the Node/
  • /Getting Power to the Node/Light Pole/
  • /Getting Power to the Node/Mains/
  • /Getting 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/
• /Conclusion/
• /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/Firetide/
  • /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/