Routing metric of interference-aware link quality: an improved ETX in wireless mesh networks  

作　　者：SHI Wen-xiao WU Dan XU Yin-long WANG Ji-hong 

机构地区：[1]College of Communication Engineering,Jilin University

出　　处：《The Journal of China Universities of Posts and Telecommunications》2014年第5期61-67,共7页中国邮电高校学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61373124)

摘　　要：This article addresses the problem of route selection in wireless mesh networks （WMNs）. The traditional routing metrics adopt packet delivery ratio （PDR） as a representative metric of wireless link quality assessment. However, PDR measured by the broadcast-based probe method is affected by the size, number and transmission rate of probe packets, which influences the metric accuracy. In this paper, improved expected transmission count （iETX）, a new routing metric of interference-aware link quality, is proposed for WMNs. Dispensing with traditional broadcast-based probing method, the iETX uses regional physical interference model to obtain PDR. Regional physical interference model is built upon the relationship between signal to interference plus noise ratio （SINR） and PDR, which contributes to the improvement of metric accuracy. The iETX comprehensively considers the effects of interference and link quality and minimizes the expected number of packet transmissions required for successful delivery, which helps find a path with minimum interference and high throughput. Simulation shows that the proposed metric can significantly improve the network performance.This article addresses the problem of route selection in wireless mesh networks （WMNs）. The traditional routing metrics adopt packet delivery ratio （PDR） as a representative metric of wireless link quality assessment. However, PDR measured by the broadcast-based probe method is affected by the size, number and transmission rate of probe packets, which influences the metric accuracy. In this paper, improved expected transmission count （iETX）, a new routing metric of interference-aware link quality, is proposed for WMNs. Dispensing with traditional broadcast-based probing method, the iETX uses regional physical interference model to obtain PDR. Regional physical interference model is built upon the relationship between signal to interference plus noise ratio （SINR） and PDR, which contributes to the improvement of metric accuracy. The iETX comprehensively considers the effects of interference and link quality and minimizes the expected number of packet transmissions required for successful delivery, which helps find a path with minimum interference and high throughput. Simulation shows that the proposed metric can significantly improve the network performance.

关 键 词：WMNS routing metric link quality INTERFERENCE 

分 类 号：TN929.5[电子电信—通信与信息系统]