The IEEE 802.11 standard is the most widespread solution for wireless communications, it implements both the base station mode architecture and the ad hoc mode architecture
flowchart LR
subgraph net1
A[ap1]
C[node1]
end
subgraph net2
B[ap2]
D[node2]
end
C --> A
D --> B
E((internet))
A & B --> E
flowchart LR
subgraph net
A[node1]
B[node2]
C[node3]
D[node4]
E[node5]
A <--> B & C
B <--> D
C <--> D
D <--> E
E <--> B
end
Wifi mesh network #
The objective is to cover with wireless connectivity technology wide areas like cities with a mesh network
