This paper considers the design of two-layered fully interconnected networks. A two-layered network consists of clusters of nodes, each defining an access network and a backbone network. We consider the integrated problem of determining the access networks and the backbone network simultaneously. A mathematical formulation is presented, but as the linear Corresponding author

Backbone has been used extensively in various aspects (e.g., routing, route maintenance, broadcast, scheduling) for wireless ad hoc or sensor networks recently. Previous methods are mostly designed to minimize the size of the backbone. However, in many applications, it is desirable to construct a backbone with small cost when each wireless node has a cost of being in the backbone. In this paper...

The scalability of Hierarchical Virtual Private LAN Service (H-VPLS) with Ethernet access networks (RFC 4762) can be improved by incorporating Provider Backbone Bridge functionality in the VPLS access. Provider Backbone Bridging has been standardized as IEEE 802.1ah-2008. It aims to improve the scalability of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses and service instances in Provider Ethernet networ...

1 Motivation An ad-hoc network is a multihop wireless network in which mobile hosts communicate over a shared, scarce wireless channel. An ad-hoc network is characterized by the absence of a wired backbone or any sort of centralized network management system to maintain routes as hosts move or turn oo or on. Since routes change quickly not only because end nodes move but also because intermedia...

CHAPTER 5 STAB WIN: SELF ORGANIZED, TOPOLOGY CONTROL ABILITY BACKBONE NODE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS 5.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER The objective of the work is to construct a backbone node with self organization, topology control and reconfiguration capabilities. The key issues in wireless networks are to maintain a topology with minimum degree, self organization during link or node failure and recon...