Research areas being addressed

Current active research projects

• Adhoc networking Protocol benchmarks
• A new method to benchmark wireless routing using a grid based testbed
• a new gateway location protocol for community mesh networks
• Adhoc networking QOS Protocol benchmarks
• Service discovery over mesh networks
• Increasing capacity in mesh networks using MIMOs
• Business models for community owned network

Available research projects

• IP auto configuration in mesh networks using IPv6
• Low cost smart antennas for mesh networks
• Protocol development for WiMax mesh networks
• Bandwidth management rules for scarce internet

New projects added October 2006

• Capacity analysis of ad-hoc networks
• Finding the optimum CDS "connected dominating sets" for ad-hoc networks
• Clustering optimization for ad-hoc networks e.g. Pulsar, clusterhead, hierchical
• Broadcast minimizing strategies in ad-hoc networks, eg. MPR, fisheye
• Topology based dynamic power control for ad-hoc networks
• Social networking based on ad-hoc networks e.g. incitement strategies

Team

• David Johnson - Research Leader (Protocol benchmarking, Gateway location protocol)
• Dare Sokoya - PhD (MIMO systems)
• Kanono Ramashamole - PhD (Topic still being developed)
• Eddie Mamahlodi - Masters (Auto IP configuration in mesh networks)
• Pragasen Mudali - Masters (Service discovery for mesh networks)
• Tope Kareem - PhD (Wimax Mesh networks)
• Clement Nyirenda - PhD (Computational intelligence in mesh networks)
• Mncedisi Bembe - Masters (Ropic still being developed)
• Thomas Olwal - PhD (Dynamic Power Optimization for Wireless Mesh Networks)

Research workshop 25 June 2008