RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKING by Mihaela Cardei (Editor), Ionut Cardei (Editor), Ding-Zhu Du (Editor) ( 9780387238074 )

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Title:

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKING

By:

Mihaela Cardei (Editor), Ionut Cardei (Editor), Ding-Zhu Du (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£179.99
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ISBN 10:

0387238077

ISBN 13:

9780387238074

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.

Pub. date:

10 January, 2005

Edition:

2005 ed.

Series:

Network Theory and Applications 16

Pages:

696

Description:

Provides a technical overview of the aspects relating to the field of resource management for wireless networks at different layers of the protocol stack. This title explores the subject in various wireless networks, such as ad hoc wireless networks, 3G/4G cellular, IEEE 802.11, and Bluetooth personal area networks.

Synopsis:

Following the pattern of the Internet growth in popularity, started in the early 1990s, the current unprecedented expansion of wireless technology promises to have an even greater effect on how people communicate and interact, with considerable socio-economic impact all over the world. The driving force behind this growth is the remarkable progress in component miniaturization, integration, and also devel- ments in waveforms, coding, and communication protocols. Besides established infrastructurebased wireless networks (cellular, WLAN, sat- lite) ad-hoc wireless networks emerge as a new platform for distributed applications and for personal communication in scenarios where deploying infrastructure is not feasible. In ad-hoc wireless networks, each node is capable of forwarding packets on behalf of other nodes, so that multi-hop paths provide end-to-end connectivity. The increased flexibility and mobility of ad-hoc wireless networks are favored for appli- tions in law enforcement, homeland defense and military. In a world where wireless networks become increasingly interoperable with each other and with the high-speed wired Internet, personal communication systems will transform into universal terminals with instant access to variate content and able of handle demanding tasks, such as multimedia and real-time video. With users roaming between networks, and with wide variation in wireless link quality even in a single domain, the communications terminal must continue to provide a level of Quality of Service that is acceptable to the user and conforms to a contracted Service Level Agreement.

Illustrations:

26 Tables, black and white; XX, 696 p.

Publication:

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Returns:

Returnable

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