A high-throughput path metric for multi-hop wireless routing
Proceedings of the 9th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
Comparison of routing metrics for static multi-hop wireless networks
Proceedings of the 2004 conference on Applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer communications
Routing in multi-radio, multi-hop wireless mesh networks
Proceedings of the 10th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
Architecture and evaluation of an unplanned 802.11b mesh network
Proceedings of the 11th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
On the development of a IEEE 802.11s mesh point prototype
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Testbeds and research infrastructures for the development of networks & communities
A testbed-based approach to develop layer 3 wireless mesh network protocols
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Testbeds and research infrastructures for the development of networks & communities
Military usage scenario and IEEE 802.11s mesh networking standard
MILCOM'06 Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE conference on Military communications
Mesh networks: commodity multihop ad hoc networks
IEEE Communications Magazine
Hardware and software solutions for wireless mesh network testbeds
IEEE Communications Magazine
Experimental evaluation of two open source solutions for wireless mesh routing at layer two
ISWPC'10 Proceedings of the 5th IEEE international conference on Wireless pervasive computing
A joint experimental and simulation study of the IEEE 802.11s HWMP protocol and airtime link metric
International Journal of Communication Systems
Survey A survey of routing protocols for smart grid communications
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
A taxonomy and evaluation for developing 802.11-based wireless mesh network testbeds
International Journal of Communication Systems
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The standardisation process of IEEE 802.11s requires some effort to be devoted to assess the effectiveness of the proposed solutions. Specifically, the path selection and forwarding facilities, embodied by the Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol (HWMP), are the major and most delicate components. A working prototype can be profitably used to experimentally evaluate such features, thus returning immediate and significant feedback. In this scenario, the paper offers a threefold contribution. First, we review the current 802.11s implementation efforts, such as the Open 80211s and One Laptop Per Child projects, highlighting the pros and cons of each solution. Then, we describe a prototype IEEE 802.11s Mesh Access Point (MAP) we developed starting from common off-the-shelf hardware and software. The main innovation of this prototype is the support of both modes of operation of HWMP. Conversely to the other projects, which implement only the reactive mode, our device also supports the proactive mode, and runs it in the same way as suggested by the draft standard, thus becoming a more complete evaluation platform. As a final contribution, we provide some simulation results to assess the behaviour of the mixed proactive-reactive mode. From this evaluation, we can confirm that employing the proactive algorithm can bring some benefits to the operation of the 802.11s network, even though a careful approach must be taken to avoid some drawbacks.