要在資料網路上去得到最佳的傳輸流量一般是認為很基本但是很難的問題。此問題在multi-hop無線網路上更是如此，因為干擾更是嚴重。
且在一般無線網路底下，傳統對於網路考量的範圍，都僅限於OSI網路分層中的某層來個別考慮，但這往往不是最好的考慮方式，在本論文中我們對於網路流量的最佳化，提供了一個跨層級的網路設計。我們同時考量資料的路由、節點功率、無線媒介的競爭影響以得到一個最佳的網路效能。

Achieving optimal transmission throughput in data networks is known as a fundamental but hard problem. The situation is exacerbated in multi-hop wireless networks due to the interference among local wireless transmissions. And the traditional wireless networks consider only one of the OSI structure. This is often not the best choice. In this thesis, we jointly consider data routing, node power, the effect of wireless medium contention in order to achieve the optimal network performance.

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