Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Authorship by Chapter
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Introduction to 802.11
- Part II 802.11 Quality of Service
- Part III 802.11 Security
- Part IV High Throughput 802.11
- Part V 802.11 Mesh Networks
- Chapter 10 Capacity of Wireless Mesh Networks
- Chapter 11 Autonomous Mobile Mesh Networks and their Design Challenges
- Chapter 12 Service Provisioning for Wireless Mesh Networks
- Chapter 13 Metro–Scale Wi–Fi Networks
- Chapter 14 Usage and Performance Comparison of Mobile Metro Mesh Networks
- Chapter 15 First, Second and Third Generation Mesh Architectures
- Chapter 16 Wireless Mesh Networks
- Part VI 802.11/Cellular Interworking
- Part VII Coexistence
- Part VIII 802.11 Network and Radio Resource Management
- Part IX 802.11 Range
- Part X 802.11 Hardware Design
- Part XI Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Part XII Wi-Fi Applications
- Part XIII Ultra WideBand (UWB)
- Part XIV Public Wireless Broadband
- Epilogue
- Index
Chapter 12 - Service Provisioning for Wireless Mesh Networks
from Part V - 802.11 Mesh Networks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Authorship by Chapter
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Introduction to 802.11
- Part II 802.11 Quality of Service
- Part III 802.11 Security
- Part IV High Throughput 802.11
- Part V 802.11 Mesh Networks
- Chapter 10 Capacity of Wireless Mesh Networks
- Chapter 11 Autonomous Mobile Mesh Networks and their Design Challenges
- Chapter 12 Service Provisioning for Wireless Mesh Networks
- Chapter 13 Metro–Scale Wi–Fi Networks
- Chapter 14 Usage and Performance Comparison of Mobile Metro Mesh Networks
- Chapter 15 First, Second and Third Generation Mesh Architectures
- Chapter 16 Wireless Mesh Networks
- Part VI 802.11/Cellular Interworking
- Part VII Coexistence
- Part VIII 802.11 Network and Radio Resource Management
- Part IX 802.11 Range
- Part X 802.11 Hardware Design
- Part XI Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Part XII Wi-Fi Applications
- Part XIII Ultra WideBand (UWB)
- Part XIV Public Wireless Broadband
- Epilogue
- Index
Summary
What you can learn from this chapter is what services are being commonly deployed in Municipal Wireless networks, for what type of customers, some of the networking considerations that each service may drive, and some high-level architectural diagrams. As you will see, one of the key issues is where and how much network control should be implemented. One of the fundamental decisions that a network operator has to determine for an IP network is whether to centralize or distribute the network control. In this context, network control is based on the control of data flow associated with each user. There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. Note that this chapter does not intend to make any recommendations regarding this design issue. The high-level diagrams shown throughout this chapter convey the design concepts that network operators will encounter as they build their network infrastructures.
Introduction
Municipal Wireless networks are a hot new topic that is changing the face of telecom today. With the ability to offer broadband speeds over the airwaves, governments and service providers have all looked at this network approach as a way to enhance their services to the community. Over 300 governments have created Municipal Wireless networks, ranging in size up to 2 square miles. Many more governments are planning deployments with the world's largest cities planning deployments of over 100 square miles.
The drivers for the creation of these networks are varied.
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- Emerging Technologies in Wireless LANsTheory, Design, and Deployment, pp. 261 - 280Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007