Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks

Multiple transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) capability is a significant advance in wireless communications. This so called MTR capability allows the creation of wireless mesh networks (WMNs) that are ideal for use as a high-speed wireless backbone that spans vast geographical areas. A fundamental problem...

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Main Authors: Wang, L., Chin, K., Soh, Sie Teng, Raad, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science 2015
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3187
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Chin, K.
Soh, Sie Teng
Raad, R.
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Soh, Sie Teng
Raad, R.
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description Multiple transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) capability is a significant advance in wireless communications. This so called MTR capability allows the creation of wireless mesh networks (WMNs) that are ideal for use as a high-speed wireless backbone that spans vast geographical areas. A fundamental problem, however, is deriving a minimal transmission schedule or superframe that yields low end-to-end delays, with the primary constraint that routers are not allowed to Tx and Rx simultaneously. In this paper, we consider a joint routing and link scheduling approach that addresses two fundamental issues that influence end-to-end delays: superframe length and transmission slot order. Shortening the superframe length, in terms of slots, is expected to minimize the inter-link activation time while reordering transmission slots increases the likelihood that links on a path are activated consecutively. We propose two algorithms. The first called JRS-Multi-DEC uses a novel metric to minimize the load of each link while the second, called JRS-BIP, uses a Binary Integer Program approach. Both algorithms aim to minimize the overall delay and use slot re-ordering on the resulting schedule to further reduce delay. Numerical results show both algorithms are able to reduce the average end-to-end delay by approximately 50% as compared to a non joint routing algorithm.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-31872017-09-15T23:19:44Z Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks Wang, L. Chin, K. Soh, Sie Teng Raad, R. Wireless mesh network Joint routing and scheduling End-to-end delay Multi-transmit-receive Multiple transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) capability is a significant advance in wireless communications. This so called MTR capability allows the creation of wireless mesh networks (WMNs) that are ideal for use as a high-speed wireless backbone that spans vast geographical areas. A fundamental problem, however, is deriving a minimal transmission schedule or superframe that yields low end-to-end delays, with the primary constraint that routers are not allowed to Tx and Rx simultaneously. In this paper, we consider a joint routing and link scheduling approach that addresses two fundamental issues that influence end-to-end delays: superframe length and transmission slot order. Shortening the superframe length, in terms of slots, is expected to minimize the inter-link activation time while reordering transmission slots increases the likelihood that links on a path are activated consecutively. We propose two algorithms. The first called JRS-Multi-DEC uses a novel metric to minimize the load of each link while the second, called JRS-BIP, uses a Binary Integer Program approach. Both algorithms aim to minimize the overall delay and use slot re-ordering on the resulting schedule to further reduce delay. Numerical results show both algorithms are able to reduce the average end-to-end delay by approximately 50% as compared to a non joint routing algorithm. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3187 10.1016/j.comcom.2015.05.014 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014036641500211X Elsevier Science restricted
spellingShingle Wireless mesh network
Joint routing and scheduling
End-to-end delay
Multi-transmit-receive
Wang, L.
Chin, K.
Soh, Sie Teng
Raad, R.
Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title_full Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title_fullStr Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title_full_unstemmed Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title_short Novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi Tx-Rx wireless mesh networks
title_sort novel joint routing and scheduling algorithms for minimizing end-to-end delays in multi tx-rx wireless mesh networks
topic Wireless mesh network
Joint routing and scheduling
End-to-end delay
Multi-transmit-receive
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014036641500211X
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3187