that one particular node. The other nodes will find an alternate path either
directly or through the neighboring nodes using a routing protocol [47].
Moreover, it is a self-organizing network. These kinds of features make
WMN more advantageous like robustness, low cost and easily maintenance
property. The advantages of WMN over other networks are very significant
and have great importance. Figure 2.1 0 shows Wireless Mesh Network.
While building a network, WMN offers unique features as compared to
other networks [48]:
No use of wire
Less cost effective
More nodes, More speed
Useful for Non-Line of Sight (NLOS)
No need for network administrator
Fast data processing
Easy to install and uninstall
Do not require new Wi-Fi standard
Requires less power as compared to the traditional wireless
network’s transmitter.
Tolerant to faults; WMNs are very much tolerant to faults, if a
couple of nodes in a network fails; the communication will always
keep on going.
Figure 2. 10 : Wireless Mesh Network