This paper deals with the problem of joint multicast routing,scheduling,and call admission control in multiradio multi-channel wireless mesh networks.To heuristically solve this problem,we propose a cross-layer algori...This paper deals with the problem of joint multicast routing,scheduling,and call admission control in multiradio multi-channel wireless mesh networks.To heuristically solve this problem,we propose a cross-layer algorithm named“extended MIMCR with scheduling and call admission control phases(EMSC)”.Our model relies on the on-demand quality of service(QoS)multicast sessions,where each admitted session creates a unique tree with a required bandwidth.The proposed scheme extends the MIMCR algorithm to fairly schedule multiple non-interfering transmissions in the same time slot.It also exploits a call admission control mechanism to protect the QoS requirements of the multicast traffics.EMSC reduces the number of occupied time slots,with consideration of spatial reuse,both Intra-flow and Inter-flow interferences,and selecting the minimum-interference minimum-cost paths.This subsequently leads to better radio resource utilization and increases the network throughput.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the other algorithms and improves the network performance.展开更多
文摘This paper deals with the problem of joint multicast routing,scheduling,and call admission control in multiradio multi-channel wireless mesh networks.To heuristically solve this problem,we propose a cross-layer algorithm named“extended MIMCR with scheduling and call admission control phases(EMSC)”.Our model relies on the on-demand quality of service(QoS)multicast sessions,where each admitted session creates a unique tree with a required bandwidth.The proposed scheme extends the MIMCR algorithm to fairly schedule multiple non-interfering transmissions in the same time slot.It also exploits a call admission control mechanism to protect the QoS requirements of the multicast traffics.EMSC reduces the number of occupied time slots,with consideration of spatial reuse,both Intra-flow and Inter-flow interferences,and selecting the minimum-interference minimum-cost paths.This subsequently leads to better radio resource utilization and increases the network throughput.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the other algorithms and improves the network performance.
