Title :
Load- and Interference-Aware Channel Assignment for Dual-Radio Mesh Backhauls
Author :
Gong, Michelle X. ; Mao, Shiwen ; Midkiff, Scott F.
Author_Institution :
Networking Technol. Lab., Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA
Abstract :
The combination of multi-radio nodes in conjunction with a suitably structured mesh architecture has the potential to solve some of the key limitations of present day mesh networks. We propose and evaluate two practical and self-stabilizing channel assignment algorithms for multi-channel dual-radio mesh backhauls. The objective is to find a channel assignment that maximizes network capacity through balancing traffic load and/or co-channel interference on available channels. Through simulations, we show that the proposed scheme can effectively improve the capacity of wireless mesh networks.
Keywords :
channel allocation; channel capacity; cochannel interference; radio networks; resource allocation; telecommunication traffic; cochannel interference; interference-aware channel assignment; load channel assignment; mesh networks; multichannel dual-radio mesh backhauls; multiradio nodes; network capacity maximization; self-stabilizing channel assignment algorithms; structured mesh architecture; traffic load balancing; wireless mesh networks; Computer networks; Interference; Mesh generation; Mesh networks; Quality of service; Resource management; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Wireless mesh networks;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2008. IEEE GLOBECOM 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2324-8
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2008.ECP.967
