Routing protocol for heterogeneous wireless mesh networks

Al-Saadi, Ahmed, Setchi, Rossitza M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-6544, Hicks, Yulia Alexandrovna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-4587 and Allen, Stuart Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1776-7489 2016. Routing protocol for heterogeneous wireless mesh networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 65 (12) , pp. 9773-9786. 10.1109/TVT.2016.2518931

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Abstract

The introduction of heterogeneous wireless mesh technologies provides an opportunity for higher network capacity, wider coverage, and higher quality of service (QoS). Each wireless device utilizes different standards, data formats,protocols, and access technologies. However, the diversity andcomplexity of such technologies create challenges for traditionalcontrol and management systems. This paper proposes aheterogeneous metropolitan area network architecture thatcombines an IEEE 802.11 wireless mesh network with a long-term evolution (LTE) network. In addition, a new heterogeneous routing protocol and a routing algorithm based on reinforcement learning called Cognitive Heterogeneous Routing (CHR) are proposed to select the appropriate transmission technology based on parameters from each network. The proposed heterogeneous network overcomes the problems of sending packets over long paths, island nodes and interference in wireless mesh network and increases the overall capacity of the combined network by utilizing unlicensed frequency bands instead of buying more license frequency bands for LTE. The work is validated through extensive simulations that indicate that the proposed heterogeneous wireless mesh network outperforms the LTE and Wi-Fi networks when used individually. The simulation results show that the proposed network achieves an increase of up to 200% increase in throughput compared with Wi-Fi-only networks or LTE-only networks.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Additional Information:	First published online 12 February 2016 Pdf uploaded in accordance with publisher's policy at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0018-9545/ (accessed 04/04/2016)
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISSN:	0018-9545
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	2 April 2016
Date of Acceptance:	20 December 2015
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2023 19:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/88563

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