Topalogy planning model for rural wireless Mesh network

Abstract

The use of communication network is a major component of development to improve living standard of people. Deployment of wireless networks in the developed and developing countries differs in terms of its growth. The digital division has created a gap between developed and developing places, countries and regions. Wireless mesh networks are the emerging area of wireless communication networks. Recent use of wireless mesh networks in the deployment of communication networks shows, it has great potential to be used in the rural areas as a cost effective solution. Remote and rural areas of developing countries like Nepal have difficult geographical and economical condition. So, cost effective solution with proper planning before deployment is required. This study, focused on the planning of wireless mesh network as a cost effective solution for the rural areas, especially to find connectivity pattern (the topology) of each locations in the rural areas. The major findings showed that tree based topologies with point to multipoint links are suitable for minimizing the cost and effort to deploy networks in rural areas. Tree based topologies are also suitable to give flexibility to the advancement of deployed networks on these topologies.