@inproceedings{a8422849029846539036b485ebb799a0,
title = "Selection of a Mesh Network Routing Protocol for Underground Mines",
abstract = "Research into determining the optimum routing protocol for underground mines was conducted in a mock stope at the University of Johannesburg comparing B.A.T.M.A.N., Babel and OLSR by transferring different types of network traffic. It was found that the B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol offered the best performance due to its layer 2 implementation; however, OLSR, a layer 3 routing protocol, was also found to be an acceptable routing protocol. This may have been due to OLSR{\textquoteright}s ability to skip nodes when routing data. It was also found that the optimal internode spacing was 60 m as this allows for a reported −3 dB RSSI enabling a good balance between transfer speed and coverage distance.",
keywords = "Mining, Routing protocol, Telecommunications, Wireless mesh networks",
author = "Prenern Reddy and Swart, {Theo G.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.; 2nd International Conference on Communication and Intelligent Systems, ICCIS 2020 ; Conference date: 26-12-2020 Through 27-12-2020",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-16-1089-9_15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789811610882",
series = "Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "173--186",
editor = "Harish Sharma and Gupta, {Mukesh Kumar} and Tomar, {G. S.} and Wang Lipo",
booktitle = "Communication and Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of ICCIS 2020",
address = "Germany",
}