International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 106 - Number 3 |
Year of Publication: 2014 |
Authors: Abdul Quaiyum Ansari, Premchand Saxena, Koyel Datta Gupta |
10.5120/18499-9564 |
Abdul Quaiyum Ansari, Premchand Saxena, Koyel Datta Gupta . Fixed Channel Allocation in Wireless Mesh Network Subject to Efficient Spectrum Usage and Reliability Constraint. International Journal of Computer Applications. 106, 3 ( November 2014), 11-14. DOI=10.5120/18499-9564
Reliability is one of the major issues with wireless networks. Failure in multiple radio channels often lead to poor communication even complete disruption in services. Increasing reliability of a network may point to the requirement of multiple paths between two terminals in the network. Hence, a link fault tolerant network design with low cost is important. Fault tolerance of a network is defined as the ability of the network to endure any link or node failure and cater uninterrupted connection for all services. The paper presents a technique to counter the issue of fault tolerance in a wireless mesh network (with static subscriber stations) so that it can sustain malfunction in multiple radio channels and optimize the spectrum usage. A K-fault tolerant network has at least K+1 number of distinct routes between two nodes. So, given a set of nodes and the cost of links there is a need to design a network assigning minimal number of links satisfying some specified connectivity requirements between a pair of terminals.