The paper describes the performance enhancement obtained by adding an electronically controlled beamswitching antenna to a laboratory set up of a wireless mesh network. The antenna permits several modes offering several beam shapes and directions. The wireless mesh network operated in a fixed 11 Mbps mode. The throughput improvement in multi-hop communication obtained in the presence of an interferer is tenfold, from 0.2 Mbps to 2 Mbps.
Reference:
Lysko, A.A., Johnson, D.L. and Mofolo, M.O.R. 2012. Significant performance improvement obtained in a wireless mesh network using a beamswitching antenna. Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC 2012), George, Western Cape, South Africa, 2-5 September 2012
Lysko, A. A., Johnson, D., & Mofolo, M. (2012). Significant performance improvement obtained in a wireless mesh network using a beamswitching antenna. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6132
Lysko, Albert A, DL Johnson, and MOR Mofolo. "Significant performance improvement obtained in a wireless mesh network using a beamswitching antenna." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6132
Lysko AA, Johnson D, Mofolo M, Significant performance improvement obtained in a wireless mesh network using a beamswitching antenna; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6132 .
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