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An Effective Channel Allocation Scheme to Reduce Co-Channel and Adjacent Channel Interference for WMN Backhaul

Keywords: Adjacent Channel Interference, Backhaul, Co-Channel Interference, Multi-Radio, Throughput, Wireless Mesh Networks

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 35 ,  Issue 4

SHAZIA   ABBASI , IMDAD ALI ISMAILI   , FAHIM YAR KHUHAWAR   ,

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