Topologies of wireless mesh networks with inband backhauling

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) with inband backhauling use the same antennas for the backhaul as for the access. Therefore antennas of neighbouring nodes need to be directed to each other. However, this is not possible in threesectorized hexagonal cell deployments. In this paper we derive alternative topologies that are suitable for WMNs with inband backhauling. We show that a topology with four directional antennas per node and backhaul connectivity between indirect neighbours outperforms competing topologies in terms of handover rate, optimal maximum power, and system capacity.