Paper Info
Title
An Extension of Wireless Internet-Access Mesh Network Simulator for Use of Smart Antenna
Abstract
As an inexpensive, flexible, and scalable Internet-access network, we have studied architecture, protocols, and design optimizations of the {\em Wireless Internet-access Mesh Network (WIMNET)}. WIMNET consists of multiple access-points (APs) as wireless routers that are connected through wireless links. To improve the performance by realizing high-speed and simultaneous plural link communications, we have considered use of the {\em smart antenna} as a generalized technology of the {\em Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) channel} and the {\em Adaptive Array Antenna (AAA)}. In this paper, we present an extension of the {\em WIMNET simulator} for use of the smart antenna, which has been developed by our group to estimate the throughput in WIMNET. Through simulations in six simple topologies, we evaluate impacts of the smart antenna use strategy and of the interval between adjacent wireless nodes including APs and hosts, into the performance of WIMNET. Their results show that the best strategy depends on a network topology, and the throughput becomes peak when the interval is $30\, \mathrm{m}$ or $50\, \mathrm{m}$.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/BWCCA.2012.91
Broadband, Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
em wireless internet-access mesh,smart antenna,wireless routers,adjacent wireless node,em multiple-input-multiple-output,best strategy,wireless internet-access mesh network,wireless link,em adaptive array antenna,smart antenna use strategy,em smart antenna,internet
Wireless network,Mesh networking,Multi-user MIMO,Wireless,Computer science,Simulation,Computer network,Network topology,Smart antenna,Wireless mesh network,Wi-Fi array
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4673-2972-9
1
0.36
References 
Authors
1
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nobuo Funabiki122769.87
Shigeto Tajima2215.55
Teruo Higashino31086119.60
Toru Nakanishi421038.25
Kan Watanabe55010.19