Study on channel selection algorithm for multi-hop radio networks

摘要

Multi-hop radio networks, such as the universalad-hoc networks and the wireless ad-hoc networks, can form radio communication networks without any infrastructure. Since the transmission range of multi-hop radio networks is much shorter than that of cellular networks, spectrum efficiency can be improved if a proper channel selection algorithm is applied to multi-hop radio networks. In this paper, a cellular network and a multi-hop radio network are compared in terms of the spectrum efficiency and the power consumption for transmission on a urban area model with lots of terminals. From computer simulation results, it is revealed that multi-hop radio networks have potential advantage against cellular networks.