Editors vii
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Architectures
Wireless Mesh Networks: Issues and Solutions B.S. Manoj Ramesh R. Rao 3
Multiradio Multichannel Mesh Networks Rajiv Vijayakumar Arindam Das Sumit Roy Hui Ma 49
IEEE 802.11-Based Wireless Mesh Networks Ashish Raniwala Rupa Krishnan Tzi-Cker Chiueh 79
Protocols
Routing in Wireless Mesh Networks Michael Bahr Jianping Wang Xiaohua Jia 113
Medium Access Control in Wireless Mesh Networks Michelle X. Gong Shiwen Mao Scott F. Midkiff Brian Hart 147
Security in Wireless Mesh Networks Rainer Falk Chin-Tser Huang Florian Kohlmayer Ai-Fen Sui 183
Scalability in Wireless Mesh Networks Jane-Hwa Huang Li-Chun Wang Chung-Ju Chang 225
Load Balancing in Wireless Mesh Networks B.S. Manoj Ramesh R. Rao 263
Cross-Layer Optimization for Scheduling in Wireless Mesh Networks Vasilis Friderikos Katerina Papadaki David Wisely Hamid Aghvami 297
Multimedia Communications over Wireless Mesh Networks Enrico Masala Antonio Servetti Juan Carlos De Martin 329
Multiple Antenna Techniques for Wireless Mesh Networks Honglin Hu Jijun Luo Xiaodong Zhang 361
Standardization and Enabling Technologies
Standardization of Wireless LAN Mesh Networks in IEEE 802.11s Shah I. Rahman 391
IEEE 802.16 WiMAX Mesh Networking Yan Zhang Kean-Soon Tan Peng-Yong Kong Jun Zheng Masayuki Fujise 425
Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Management Clemens Kloeck Volker Blaschke Holger Jaekel Friedrich K. Jondral David Grandblaise Jean-Christophe Dunat Sophie Gault 467
Wireless Mesh Networks Case Study: Fire Emergency Management and Market Analysis Carles Gomez Pau Plans Marisa Catalan Josep Lluis Ferrer Josep Paradells Anna Calveras Javier Rubio Daniel Almodovar 509
Wireless Mesh Networks for Public Safety and Disaster Recovery Applications Marius Portmann 545
Index 577