Challenges and Issues in Designing Architectures and Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks -- Architectures and Deployment Strategies for Wireless Mesh Networks -- End-to-End Design Principles for Broadband Cellular Mesh Networks -- Medium Access Control and Routing Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks -- Channel Assignment Strategies for Wireless Mesh Networks -- Optimal Resource Allocation for Wireless Mesh Networks -- Resource Allocation and Cost in Hybrid Solar/Wind Powered WLAN Mesh Nodes -- Scheduling, Routing, and Related Cross-Layer Management through Link Activation Procedures in Wireless Mesh Networks -- Quality-Aware Routing Metrics in Wireless Mesh Networks -- Cross-layer Solutions for Traffic Forwarding in Mesh Networks -- Multiple Antenna Techniques for Wireless Mesh Networks -- Security Issues in Wireless Mesh Networks.

Wireless Mesh Networks provides a unified view of the state-of-the-art achievements in the area of protocols and architectures for wireless mesh networking (WMN) technology. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the book covers aspects of analysis, design, deployment, and optimization of protocols and architectures for WMNs. In particular, the topics include challenges and issues in designing architectures and protocols for WMNs, medium access control and routing protocols for WMNs, resource allocation and scheduling in WMNs, cost optimization in WMN nodes using energy harvesting technologies, cross-layer design for WMNs, and security in WMNs.