WMNs were one of the earliest adoptions of mesh technology. Alongside Wireless Ad-hoc Networks, they established a very practical foundation of mesh networking. By successfully implementing routing algorithms, WMNs were able to implement the technology on an industrial level.
WMNs have a similar topology to mobile ad hoc networks, but they show slow or no mobility. In WMNs, a change in the topology occurs when a host leaves the network. WMNs also do not show tremendous traffic abnormalities because mesh networks are normally used under controlled circumstances. WMNs consist of different nodes with distinct working characteristics. The classification is as follows:
- Wireless mesh clients are typically the mesh nodes, ...
