Fig 1.
An example of a wireless mesh network.
Table 1.
The notations used in this paper.
Fig 2.
Demonstrate the fundamental principles of RL.
Table 2.
Actions taken by the mesh routers.
Table 3.
Network instances use for validating our proposed method.
Table 4.
The parameters of algorithms and scenarios.
Fig 3.
Compare WMN topologies using different router node placement algorithms.
(a) WOA, (b) GA, (c) PSO, (d) MVO, and (e) reinforcement learning.
Fig 4.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the number of mesh routers using NI-1.
Fig 5.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the number of mesh routers using NI-2.
Fig 6.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the number of mesh clients using NI-3.
Fig 7.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the number of mesh clients using NI-4.
Fig 8.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the coverage radius of mesh routers using NI-5.
Fig 9.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus the coverage radius of mesh routers using NI-6.
Fig 10.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus network area using NI-7.
Fig 11.
Evaluate the network connectivity versus network area using NI-8.