Maximizing wireless mesh network coverage

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-437

  Shillington, Luke ^a   Tong, Daoqin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

maximal coverage; network topology planning; spatial optimization; wireless mesh network

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 80052281604     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017610396011     Document Type: Review

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