Efficient wireless multimedia multicast in multi-rate multi-channel mesh networks.

Tu, Wanqing

Abstract

Devices in wireless mesh networks can operate on multiple channels (MC) and automatically adjust their transmission rates for the occupied channels. This paper shows how to improve performance-guaranteed multicasting transmission coverage for wireless multihop mesh networks by exploring the transmission opportunity offered by multiple rates (MR) and MC. Based on the characteristics of transmissions with different rates, we propose and analyze parallel low-rate transmissions and alternative rate transmissions (ART) to explore the advantages of MRMC in improving the performance and coverage tradeoff under the constraint of limited channel resources. We then apply these new transmission schemes to improve the WMN multicast experience. Combined with the strategy of reliable interference-controlled connections, a novel MRMC multicast algorithm (LC-MRMC) is designed to make efficient use of channel and rate resources to greatly extend wireless multicast coverage with high throughput and short delay performance. Our NS2 simulation results prove that ART and LC-MRMC achieve improved wireless transmission quality across much larger areas as compared to other related studies.

Citation

TU, W. 2016. Efficient wireless multimedia multicast in multi-rate multi-channel mesh networks. IEEE transactions on signal and information processing over networks [online], 2(3), 376-390. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TSIPN.2016.2550806

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 31, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Publication Date: Sep 30, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 7, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2016
• Journal: IEEE transactions on signal and information processing over networks
• Print ISSN: 2373-7778
• Electronic ISSN: 2373-776X
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 376-390
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TSIPN.2016.2550806
• Keywords: Wireless multicasting; Multiple rates; Multiple channels; Wireless mesh networks
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1511
• Contract Date: Jun 7, 2016