Re: [STDS-802-16] mesh net routing
Hi,
so if I get this right, not even bridging (e.g. spanning tree) is
possible since no destination address in whatever form is given in WiMAX
Mesh?
Markus Kiennen
ali mahmud wrote:
> Hello,
> routing solutions for mesh networks are mostly layer 3 solutions.
> HOwever in large networks, layer 3 routing can suffer from scalability.
> Layer 2 is the preferred but there is no solution for it yet. Microsoft
> has a Mesh connectivity layer driver which works on layer 2.5 which is a
> kind of virtual layer between layer 2 and layer3 and their routing
> protocol is modified form of dsr which works on multiple interfaces and
> has improves channel diversity. Thanks
>
> */Markus Kiennen <fastjack@GMX.DE>/* wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i wonder how routing within the Mesh network is done. Is there any
> routing on MAC layer, or only on IP layer?
>
> If i want to download a file from the internet, does the BS have the
> possibility to set destination address in the MAC Packet? (e.g.
> destination xmt node id)?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Markus Kiennen