Hierarchical, Multi-spanning Architecture for Managed Wireless Networks

Abstract: In this paper, we present a network architecture that supports the best ef-fort multi-hop extension of managed wireless hotspots, which is a reasonable approach to fulfill the connectivity needs of the ubiquitous computing paradigm. The infras-tructural elements of the network enhance the communication performance of wireless mobile stations and establish a scalable networking environment. The proposed ar-chitecture organizes nodes into multiple, dynamic address tree hierarchies based on their radio connections. By these means, the architecture enables a multi-path rout-ing mechanism that uses no routing tables, packets being deterministically forwarded based solely on the structure of their destination address