diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98905cd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "airtime-metric.h"
+#include "ns3/wifi-remote-station-manager.h"
+#include "ns3/wifi-mode.h"
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace dot11s {
+uint32_t
+AirtimeLinkMetricCalculator::CalculateMetric(Mac48Address peerAddress, Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMac> mac)
+{
+  WifiRemoteStation * station = mac->GetStationManager ()->Lookup(peerAddress);
+  Ptr<Packet> test_frame = Create<Packet> (1024);
+  uint32_t rate = station->GetDataMode(test_frame, 1024+36).GetDataRate ();
+  uint32_t payload_nanosec = (uint32_t)((double)(1024*8) / ((double)rate)*1e9);
+  uint32_t metric = (uint32_t)(((double)(payload_nanosec + overhead*1000))/102.4);
+  return metric;
+}
+} //namespace dot11s
+} //namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.h b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89104ece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/airtime-metric.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef AIRTIME_METRIC_H
+#define AIRTIME_METRIC_H
+#include "ns3/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h"
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace dot11s {
+class AirtimeLinkMetricCalculator : public RefCountBase
+{
+  public:
+    friend class MeshWifiInterfaceMac;
+    uint32_t CalculateMetric(Mac48Address peerAddress, Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMac> mac);
+  private:
+    ///\Microseconds of overhead:
+    static const uint32_t overhead = 
+      34 //DIFS
+      +9*2 //SIFS
+      +16*2//Preamble
+      +24;  //Ack duration
+};
+} //namespace dot11s
+} //namespace ns3
+#endif
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/dot11s-helper.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/dot11s-helper.cc
index c70231b76..5eb305167 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/dot11s-helper.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/dot11s-helper.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ns3/wifi-remote-station-manager.h"
 #include "ns3/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h"
 #include "ns3/aarf-wifi-manager.h"
+#include "airtime-metric.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 namespace dot11s {
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ MeshWifiHelper::CreateInterface (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper, Ptr<Node> node)
   device->SetMac (mac);
   device->SetPhy (phy);
   device->SetRemoteStationManager (manager);
+  Ptr<AirtimeLinkMetricCalculator> metric = Create <AirtimeLinkMetricCalculator> ();
+  mac->SetLinkMetricCallback (MakeCallback(&AirtimeLinkMetricCalculator::CalculateMetric, metric));
   /*
   if (channel > 0)
     mac->SwitchFrequencyChannel (channel);
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
index b9c88fa90..39006ec68 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ HwmpProtocol::ForwardUnicast(uint32_t  sourceIface, const Mac48Address source, c
 void
 HwmpProtocol::ReceivePreq (IePreq preq, Mac48Address from, uint32_t interface, uint32_t metric)
 {
-  preq.IncrementMetric (1);
+  preq.IncrementMetric (metric);
   //acceptance cretirea:
   std::map<Mac48Address, uint32_t>::const_iterator i = m_lastHwmpSeqno.find (preq.GetOriginatorAddress());
   if (i == m_lastHwmpSeqno.end ())
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ HwmpProtocol::ReceivePreq (IePreq preq, Mac48Address from, uint32_t interface, u
       m_lastHwmpSeqno[preq.GetOriginatorAddress ()] = preq.GetOriginatorSeqNumber();
       m_lastHwmpMetric[preq.GetOriginatorAddress ()] = preq.GetMetric();
     }
-  NS_LOG_DEBUG("I am "<<m_address<<"Accepted preq from address"<<from<<", preq:"<<preq);
+  NS_LOG_UNCOND("I am "<<m_address<<"Accepted preq from address"<<from<<", preq:"<<preq);
   //check if can answer:
   std::vector<Ptr<DestinationAddressUnit> > destinations = preq.GetDestinationList ();
   for (std::vector<Ptr<DestinationAddressUnit> >::const_iterator i = destinations.begin (); i != destinations.end(); i++)
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ HwmpProtocol::PeerLinkStatus(Mac48Address meshPointAddress, Mac48Address peerAdd
     HwmpRtable::LookupResult result = m_rtable->LookupReactive(meshPointAddress);
     HwmpPluginMap::const_iterator i = m_interfaces.find(interface);
     NS_ASSERT(i != m_interfaces.end ());
-    if(result.retransmitter == Mac48Address::GetBroadcast ())
-      m_rtable->AddReactivePath(meshPointAddress, peerAddress, interface, 1, Seconds (0), i->second->GetLinkMetric(peerAddress));
+    //if(result.retransmitter == Mac48Address::GetBroadcast ())
+    //  m_rtable->AddReactivePath(meshPointAddress, peerAddress, interface, 1, Seconds (0), i->second->GetLinkMetric(peerAddress));
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/wscript b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/wscript
index 2188a0a1b..f4dfa8d19 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/wscript
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/wscript
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def build(bld):
         'hwmp-rtable.cc',
         'hwmp-mac-plugin.cc',
         'hwmp-protocol.cc',
+        'airtime-metric.cc',
         'dot11s-helper.cc',
         ]
     headers = bld.new_task_gen('ns3header')
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
index 27508fe27..6877c86d0 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
@@ -598,7 +598,20 @@ MeshWifiInterfaceMac::Receive (Ptr<Packet> packet, WifiMacHeader const *hdr)
 uint32_t
 MeshWifiInterfaceMac::GetLinkMetric (Mac48Address peerAddress)
 {
-  return 1;
+  uint32_t metric = 1;
+  if(!m_linkMetricCallback.IsNull ())
+    metric = m_linkMetricCallback(peerAddress, this);
+  return metric;
+}
+void
+MeshWifiInterfaceMac::SetLinkMetricCallback (Callback<uint32_t, Mac48Address, Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMac> > cb)
+{
+  m_linkMetricCallback = cb;
+}
+Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager>
+MeshWifiInterfaceMac::GetStationManager()
+{
+  return m_stationManager;
 }
 } // namespace ns3
 
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h
index 8648c85cf..5acdaa8bc 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.h
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@ public:
   bool CheckSupportedRates(SupportedRates rates) const;
   /// \return list of supported bitrates
   SupportedRates GetSupportedRates () const;
+  ///\ name Metric Calculation routines:
+  ///\{
+  void SetLinkMetricCallback(Callback<uint32_t, Mac48Address, Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMac> > cb);
   uint32_t GetLinkMetric(Mac48Address peerAddress);
+  Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager> GetStationManager ();
+  ///\}
 private:
   /// Frame receive handler
   void  Receive (Ptr<Packet> packet, WifiMacHeader const *hdr);
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ private:
   typedef std::vector< Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMacPlugin> > PluginList; 
   /// List of all installed plugins
   PluginList m_plugins;
+  Callback<uint32_t, Mac48Address, Ptr<MeshWifiInterfaceMac> > m_linkMetricCallback;
 };
 
 } // namespace ns3