Topology Control Schema for Better QoS in Hybrid RF/FSO Mesh Networks - Awwad, O.; Al-Fuqaha, Ala; Khan, B.; Brahim, G. B. (IEEE transactions on communications, 2012)
Keywords: Applied sciences; Communication networks; Communications networks; Delay; Exact sciences and technology; Free space optics; Hybrid RF/FSO; Lagrangian relaxation; linear programming; MANETs; Meetings; Network topology; Networks; Operation, maintenance, reliability; Optical telecommunications; Optical wireless; particle swarm optimization; Peer to peer computing; QoS; Quality of service; Radio frequencies; Radio frequency; Radiocommunications; Studies; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Topology; topology control; Transceivers; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Transmitters; Transmitters. Receivers; Wireless optical communications; Optical telecommunication; Wireless telecommunication; Information rate; Iterative method; linear programming; Communication technology; Transceiver; Biomimetics; QoS; Lagrangian relaxation; Relaxation method; Hybrid model; Delay time; Free space optics; topology control; Lagrangian method; Mobile radiocommunication; Meshed network; particle swarm optimization; Radiofrequency; Information transmission; Integer programming; Optical beam; Free space propagation; Hybrid RF/FSO; Optimal solution; Heuristic method; Telecommunication network; MANETs; Wireless network; Service quality