Joint routing, gateway selection, scheduling and power management optimization in wireless mesh networks

Onur Uzunlar, Kagan Gökbayrak, Emre Alper Yildirim

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Abstract / Description of output

The third generation (3G) wireless communications technology delivers user traffic in a single step to the wired network via base station; therefore it requires all base stations to be connected to the wired network. On the other hand, in the fourth generation (4G) communication systems, it is planned to have the base stations set up so that they can deliver each other's traffic to a small number of base stations equipped with wired connections. In order to improve system resiliency against failures, a mesh structure is preferred. The most important issue in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) is that the signals that are simultaneously transmitted on the same frequency channel can interfere with each other to become incomprehensible at the receiver end. It is possible to operate the links at different times or at different frequencies, but this also lowers capacity usage. In this paper, we tackle the planning problems of WMN, using 802.16 (Wi-MAX) protocol, such as deploying a given number of gateway nodes along with operational problems such as routing, management of power used by nodes and scheduling while maximizing the minimum service level provided. In order to be able to apply our results to real systems, we work with optimization models based on realistic assumptions such as physical interference and single path routing. We propose heuristic methods to obtain optimal or near optimal solutions in reasonable time. The models are applied to some cities in Istanbul and Ankara provinces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages3169-3178
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012
Event62nd IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2012 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 19 May 201223 May 2012

Conference

Conference62nd IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period19/05/1223/05/12

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Gateway selection
  • Integer programming
  • Wireless mesh networks

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