A Novel Topology for the Zonal Network with Wireless Coverage

Fumin ZOU, Xinhua JIANG, Zhangxi LIN, Tongsen WANG

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DOI: 10.4236/cn.2009.12009                

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a banyan-tree topology for the wireless coverage along the road or railway, which is characterized as a zonal network. Theoretical analysis and numerical studies show that the proposed ban-yan-tree topology is appropriate for the zonal network with the Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) technology, which is feasible to deploy and has the enhanced robust, improved bandwidth with this topology.

Keywords

Banyan-Tree Topology, Zonal Network, Wireless Coverage, Transportation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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