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ZTE Communications ›› 2008, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (2): 7-10.

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Wireless Mesh Network and IEEE 802 Standards

Chen Linlin , Liu Naian   

  1. State Key Lab of Integrated Service Networks , Xidian University , Xi an 710071 , China
  • Online:2008-06-25 Published:2020-03-03
  • About author:Chen Linlin is studying for her master s degree at Xi Dian University. Her research directions are wireless Mesh networks and mobile technologies for sub- networks.

    Liu Naian is a professor and master supervisor at Xi Dian University. His research interests include wireless communications and Radio Frequency (RF) circuits, broadband wireless IP networks and technologies, and spread spectrum communications and communications countermeasures. He has taken charge of and participated in several projects sponsored by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China ( 863 Program), National Natural Science Foundation, Electronic Development Foundation and Innovation Foundation. He has authored more than 10 textbooks, and has published more than 10 technical papers in domestic and overseas magazines.

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Abstract: Although the wireless broadband access system is developing rapidly, its development is limited due to some disadvantages , such as small capacity of bandwidth and small coverage . The Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is one of the important technologies for last mile broadband wireless access . The WMN can integrate with multiple wireless systems , such as Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), and Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN), to improve the performance of the wireless network and enlarge the coverage range . With the wide applications of the WMN, the IEEE 802 standard group is devoted to promoting the development of the WMN technology and establishing the related technical standards . At present, WMN standards have appeared in IEEE 802 . 11s , 802 . 15 , 802 . 16 , and 802 . 20 .