A survey on energy efficiency for wireless mesh network

TL;DR

This survey reviews existing approaches to improve energy efficiency in Wireless Mesh Networks, highlighting classification methods and key research efforts to reduce environmental impact.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive classification of energy conservation techniques in WMNs and discusses the most significant recent research works.

Findings

Classification of energy-saving approaches in WMNs

Identification of key research trends in energy efficiency

Discussion of effective energy conservation strategies

Abstract

Reducing CO2 emissions is an important global environmental issue. Over the recent years, wireless and mobile communications have increasingly become popular with consumers. An increasingly popular type of wireless access is the so-called Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) that provide wireless connectivity through much cheaper and more flexible backhaul infrastructure compared with wired solutions. Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is an emerging new technology which is being adopted as the wireless internetworking solution for the near future. Due to increased energy consumption in the information and communication technology (ICT) industries, and its consequent environmental effects, energy efficiency has become a key factor to evaluate the performance of a communication network. This paper mainly focuses on classification layer of the largest existing approaches dedicated to energy conservation. It is also discussing the most interesting works on energy saving in WMNs networks.