METHOD FOR CHANNEL SELECTION IN A MULTI-HOP WIRELESS MESH NETWORK

摘要

Disclosed are methods including a new optimization criterion, Maximum Mesh Coverage (MMC) for a channel selection process during the formation of ad hoc networks. By using MMC, the intelligent access point (IAP) will select a channel to connect as many mesh nodes as possible in addition to meeting the interference minimization requirement. During mesh formation, the channel interference information for a node is first scanned by the node and then broadcast in its available channels. An iteration procedure for meshing network formation allows the IAP to gradually obtain the global channel interference information and broadcast the same so that a maximum number of n-hop nodes communicate on the same frequency channel. If a channel change is required to accommodate the channel interference status of candidate nodes, a channel change message will be broadcast to better achieve the large coverage advantage of a multi-hop configuration.