Mesh Networks using Ad hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing

Hi folks,

I have a task to evaluate a design proposal for a wireless mesh network
based on the above. Is anyone aware of perfomance reports for such
networks in a commercial setting with respect to:

-Wide area implementation- what is a typical distance between nodes?
-Scalable bandwidth allocation in the mesh
-Maintenance of low latency as the network grows.

Some one many be interested in the following references

Wireless Mesh Networking
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire...elessmesh.html

On the Design and Implementation of Infrastructure Mesh Networks -
Oct 2005
http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~ebelding/txt/wimesh05.pdf

any commnets appreciated,

thanks and regards

David