Performance comparison of advanced antenna systems for wireless mesh routers in an outdoor environment

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to compare the low-cost switched-beam antennas and thernmore expensive adaptive antennas in a wireless mesh network (WMN) scenario.rnDesign/methodology/approach - A mathematical framework is adopted in order to determine,rnfor the two antenna systems, the number of sustainable simultaneous communications and thernachievable throughput of a backbone WMN in a realistic outdoor environment.rnFindings - The paper includes a thorough examination of benefits and crucial implementationrnissues concerning the adoption multiple antennas on mesh routers.rnOriginality/value - The paper investigates the relationship between the antenna system and thernadopted channel coding technique, to determine the set-up that may offer the best compromisernbetween performance and complexity.