Research Article

Towards Enabling Multihop Wireless Local Area Networks for Disaster Communications

Table 5

Parameters utilized.

ParametersValue

Radios per node3 at each node
Bands utilized5 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 980 MHz
Bandwidth
 5 GHz20 MHz
 2.4 GHz20 MHz
 980 MHz1 MHz
Background noise-90 dBm
Transmission rateAs per SNR
Packet length512 bytes
Channel switching delay130 μs
Transmit power30 dB
Modulation techniqueQAM-64
Internode distance20 m