Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. / vi, 47 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

In recent years, wireless mesh networking has attracted a growing interest due to its inherent flexibility, scalability, and reliability. The IEEE 802.16 standard, commonly known as worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), is the latest technology that enables broadband wireless access over long distances. WiMAX, which emerges as a wireless alternative to cable and digital subscriber line (DSL), is an ideal candidate to serve as the infrastructure for large scale wireless mesh networks. This thesis focuses on the quality of service (QoS) provisioning techniques in WiMAX-based metropolitan area mesh networks. We study the connection admission control (CAC) and routing issues in the design and operation of wireless multihop mesh networks. We propose a joint CAC and routing scheme for multiple service classes with the objective to maximize the overall revenue from all carried connections. Connection-level QoS constraints such as handoff connection dropping probability can be guaranteed within a threshold. Multiple service classes can be prioritized by imposing different reward rates. We apply optimization techniques to obtain the optimal CAC policies. The optimality criterion is the long-run average reward. We demonstrate that the proposed scheme can the maximum revenue obtainable by the system under QoS constraints. We show that the optimal joint policy is a randomized policy, i.e., connections are admitted to the system with some probabilities when the system is in certain states. Simulation results illustrate that the proposed scheme meets our design goals and outperforms the existing scheme.

Mannheim, Univ., Diss., 2008.

Zugl.: Karlsruhe, Univ., Diss., 2007

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Texas, August, 2008. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009. / Title from PDF title page; viewed on June 30, 2009. "June 2009." "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree [of] Master of Science in Computer Science." "Presented to the faculty of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo." Major professor: John Bellardo, Ph.D. Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. / I. A. Karimi, Committee Member ; Shabbir Ahmed, Committee Member ; Faiz Al-Khayyal, Committee Chair Chelsea (Chip) C. White III, Committee Member ; Earl Barnes, Committee Member. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Dallas, 2008. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-129)

Chemnitz, Techn. Univ., Diplomarb., 2005.

Diss. no. 15372 techn. sc. SFIT Zurich. / Im Buchh.: Aachen : Shaker. Literaturverz.