Fig 1.
Network with Loop across the Wired Section.
Fig 2.
Loop Avoidance using RSTP.
Fig 3.
Mesh node 1 is connected to mesh node 2 using WEMPPs (Physical View).
Fig 4.
Mesh node 1 is connected to mesh node 2 using WEMPPs (Logical View).
Fig 5.
RSTP discarding Ports on WEMPPs.
Table 1.
Considered Parameters in the Simulation.
Fig 6.
Node Mobility Model in the Designed Park Environment for Mesh (i) and STA (ii) Nodes and Designed Backbone for Hybrid WMN (WEMPP Nodes are Marked by Ellipse) (b).
Table 2.
The characteristics of the considered routing protocols in the simulation.
Fig 7.
The average TSRP in different routing protocols with and without WEMPP.
Fig 8.
The average EED (s) in different routing protocols with and without WEMPP.
Fig 9.
The average PDV (s) in different routing protocols with and without WEMPP.
Fig 10.
Average amounts of Received Frames in Mesh nodes With and Without WEMPP (a) and in STA nodes With and Without WEMPP (b).
Fig 11.
Imposed Routing Overhead by Routing Protocols on MSNs.
Fig 12.
Video Distortion Percentage with and without WEMPP.