TY - GEN
T1 - Performance analysis of wireless mesh networks for underground mines
AU - Shibalabala, Jeremiah
AU - Swart, Theo G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Underground mines operate in harsh environments that have unique challenges that limit wireless communication. To ensure the safety and efficiency of mining operations, communication systems play a vital role. This paper develops a wireless mesh network (WMN) prototype system setup of wireless mesh transceivers to conduct a feasibility study and performance analysis of data transmission on the wireless mesh network in underground mines. The second aspect of this study investigates network parameters, such as latency, throughput, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), as afunction o fincreasing mesh nodes on the network. By conducting real-time performance tests of the mesh system, realistic conclusions and better recommendations can be issued to mining companies concerning the deployment o fwireless mesh systems in underground mines.
AB - Underground mines operate in harsh environments that have unique challenges that limit wireless communication. To ensure the safety and efficiency of mining operations, communication systems play a vital role. This paper develops a wireless mesh network (WMN) prototype system setup of wireless mesh transceivers to conduct a feasibility study and performance analysis of data transmission on the wireless mesh network in underground mines. The second aspect of this study investigates network parameters, such as latency, throughput, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), as afunction o fincreasing mesh nodes on the network. By conducting real-time performance tests of the mesh system, realistic conclusions and better recommendations can be issued to mining companies concerning the deployment o fwireless mesh systems in underground mines.
KW - Bandwidth
KW - Latency
KW - Node
KW - Throughput
KW - WirelessMesh Network (WMN)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092034396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/icABCD49160.2020.9183849
DO - 10.1109/icABCD49160.2020.9183849
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85092034396
T3 - 2020 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2020 - Proceedings
BT - 2020 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2020 - Proceedings
A2 - Pudaruth, Sameerchand
A2 - Singh, Upasana
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2020
Y2 - 6 August 2020 through 7 August 2020
ER -