WiMetroNet A Scalable Wireless Network for Metropolitan Transports

Abstract

This paper addresses Wireless Networks for Metropolitan Transports (WNMT), a class of moving or vehicle to- infrastructure networks that may be used by public transportation systems to provide broadband access to their vehicles, stops, and passengers. We propose the WiMetroNet, a WNMT that is auto-configurable and scalable. It is based on a new Ad hoc routing protocol, the Wireless Metropolitan Routing Protocol (WMRP), which, coupled with data plane optimizations, was designed to be scalable to thousands of nodes.