1. Wireless Mesh Networks Presented By: Abdul Aziz Al-Zughaibi

2. Outline Mesh Networks Wireless Mesh Networks How Does It Work Advantages WiMesh Vs. WLAN WiMesh Applications

3. Mesh Networks Def: a way to route data, voice and instructions between nodes by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached.

4. Wireless Mesh Networks Why Wireless??? Implementation costs Simplify on-going Operations Adaptation Flexiblity

5. How does it work Topology: full mesh partial mesh Full Partial

6. Advantages Self-Management: self-configuration self-tuning self-healing self-monitoring Lower Power Create Affordable Networks. (Microsoft)

7. WiMesh Vs. WLAN ( Deploying )

8. WiMesh Applications Government Communication Educational Institutions Health Care Facilities Warehousing and Manufacturing Public Internet Access Hot Zones

9. Conclusion “the value of a network increases as its number of connection points increases” Bob Metcalfe; the Ethernet inventor