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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the multi\u2010channel scheduling problem in WiMax mesh networks, in order to explore the potential of simultaneous transmissions and thus minimize the total transmission time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paper first analyzes how many channels are sufficient for the avoidance of interference, then presents an efficient scheduling algorithm along with the channel assignment strategy for time slot allocation. Particularly, for networks with chain topology, the paper provides an optimal solution to minimize the total transmission time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The simulation results show that this scheme can improve the system performance substantially as compared with the single\u2010channel system. Also, it is observed that double\u2010channel settings may provide a performance similar to the multiple channels.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The algorithm presented in this paper is conformed to the IEEE standard 802.16\u20102004; so it is suitable for WiMax mesh networks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paper is of value in presenting a scheduling and channel assignment schema for multi\u2010channel WiMax mesh networks. 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