Wireless Mesh Networks

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 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

Antenna how I hate thee - Robert Jagger 2005

[edit] Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements File:00%.png
2. Introduction File:00%.png
3. Mesh network basics File:00%.png
   1. Definitions
   2. Mesh vs. point to multi-point
4. History Highlights File:00%.png
   1. Philadelphia
   2. Tempe Chandler Mesa
   3. Rio Rancho
5. Motivation File:00%.png
   1. needs not met
   2. service provider
   3. digital divide
   4. public service
   5. hobbyist
   6. inside of facility
6. Economics File:00%.png
   1. Supply and Demand
   2. Competition
   3. Business Case
   4. Free or Fee?
7. Politics File:00%.png
   1. Zoning
   2. Architectural Review
   3. Homeowners Associations
8. Social Impact File:00%.png
   1. Digital Divide
   2. Community Building
9. Regulatory File:00%.png
   1. Licensed or Unlicensed
   2. OTARD Rules
   3. Health and Safety
10. Taxonomy of Mesh Types File:00%.png
    1. WAN, LAN or PAN?
    2. Indoor or Outdoor?
    3. Hierarchical or Distributive?
    4. Low Cost or Real-time Multimedia?
11. Design Parameters File:00%.png
    1. Latency
    2. Jitter
    3. Packet Loss
    4. Throughput
    5. Capacity
    6. Handover Speed
    7. Re-Convergence
    8. Coverage and Deployment Density
12. How many radios? File:00%.png
    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three or More
13. Transport File:00%.png
    1. 802.11a Wi-Fi
    2. 802.11bg Wi-Fi
    3. 802.16 WIMAX
    4. Others
14. Access File:00%.png
    1. 802.11bg Wi-Fi
    2. 802.11a Wi-Fi
    3. 802.16 WIMAX
    4. Others?
15. RF concerns File:00%.png
    1. Frequencies
    2. Co-Channel Interference
    3. Channel Reuse
    4. Adjacent Channel Interference
    5. Transmitter Mask
    6. Link Budget
    7. Transmit Power
    8. Receive Sensitivity
    9. Building Penetration
16. What layers does it operate on? File:00%.png
    1. Layer 2 (switched mesh)
    2. Layer 3 (routed mesh)
    3. Layer 2 and 3 hybrid
17. Topology Control File:00%.png
    1. Loop Prevention
    2. Spanning Tree
    3. Routing Protocols
    4. Load Sharing
18. Mobility Handoffs File:00%.png
    1. Layer 2
    2. Layer 3
19. Applications File:00%.png
    1. The Killer Application
    2. Web Surfing
    3. E-mail
    4. Police Fire
    5. Gaming
    6. Voice over IP
    7. Telephone Replacement
20. Content File:00%.png
    1. Internet
    2. Local
21. Operations File:00%.png
22. Accounting and Billing File:00%.png
23. Management File:00%.png
24. Getting Power to the Node File:00%.png
    1. Light Pole
    2. Mains
    3. Solar
25. Survey Tools File:00%.png
    1. Ekahau
    2. Cognio
    3. NetStumbler
26. Planning Tools File:00%.png
    1. Motorola Mesh Planner
27. Mounting Options
    1. Light Pole
    2. Utility Pole
    3. Communications Tower
    4. Rooftop
28. Testing Tools File:00%.png
    1. iPerf
    2. Ekahau
    3. Cognio
29. Meshes you can build File:00%.png
    1. CUWiN
    2. Locust World
30. Conclusion File:00%.png
31. Appendix A - Applicable Standards File:00%.png
32. Appendix B - Known Deployments File:00%.png
33. Appendix C - Mesh Timeline File:00%.png
34. Appendix D - Mesh network vendors File:00%.png
35. Bibliography File:00%.png
36. Glossary File:00%.png
37. Index File:00%.png

[edit] External links and resources

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