Wireless mesh networks: a survey
Computer Networks and ISDN Systems
Design and evaluation of a new MAC protocol for long-distance 802.11 mesh networks
Proceedings of the 11th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
On-Demand Medium Access in Multihop Wireless Networks with Multiple Beam Smart Antennas
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
The effects of local scattering on direction of arrival estimationwith MUSIC
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Exploiting smart antennas in wireless mesh networks using contention access
IEEE Wireless Communications
IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
IEEE Communications Magazine
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A low-cost beamformer capable of main beam and null locating is proposed in this paper. This beamformer is suitable for WMNs as the positions of mesh router are fixed. The beamformer consists of 2×2 rectangular array spaced by λ/4 accompanied with a simple beamforming network. With multiplying constant values to output signals from beamforming network, null locating can be accomplished. Firstly, its beamforming capability is tested through computer simulation. Then, a prototype of the beamformer is constructed and tested to confirm its performance in term of signal strength, throughput and delay. Also, the impact of position shift which mesh router is not located on the expected beam direction has also been investigated.