Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing: Interoperability and Performance (Information and Communication Technology Series,) - Hardcover

Kwok, Yu-Kwong R.; Lau, Vincent K. N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471679682 ISBN 13: 9780471679684

Verlag: Wiley & Sons, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Understanding the cornerstone of an efficient communications networkMobility is defining the future of computing, and in a resource-limited wireless environment, interoperability and performance present a major challenge that has baffled researchers and engineers for years. Now, Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing is the first book to tackle this issue with a thorough examination of how these distinctive technologies can work together, through various adaptation methods, to maintain an effective communications network. The authors' "bottom up" approach cuts through all protocol stacks in a communication system to describe how application needs affect the underlying physical layer and network layer designs, and explains how the various devices in a large networking system can communicate with each other.Divided into six parts, the book explores: Essentials of Wireless Communications Cellular Wireless Technologies Short-Range Wireless Technologies Protocol Adaptations for Wireless Networking Wireless Resources Management Mobile Computing Application IssuesThroughout the book, practical, real-life case studies serve as motivating examples to help you gain an in-depth understanding of the technologies being discussed. Whether you're a student, researcher, or practitioner in the field, this is the only book that covers the scope and depth of this fundamental topic.

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Yu-Kwong Ricky Kwok, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University and is a Senior IEEE Member. Before joining CSU in August 2007, he was associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong.

Vincent K.N. Lau, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is a Senior IEEE Member. Kwok and Lau are also the authors of Channel-Adaptive Technologies and Cross-Layer Designs for Wireless Systems with Multiple Antennas (Wiley).

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Understanding the cornerstone of an efficient communications network

Mobility is defining the future of computing, and in a resource-limited wireless environment, interoperability and performance present a major challenge that has baffled researchers and engineers for years. Now, Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing is the first book to tackle this issue with a thorough examination of how these distinctive technologies can work together, through various adaptation methods, to maintain an effective communications network. The authors' "bottom up" approach cuts through all protocol stacks in a communication system to describe how application needs affect the underlying physical layer and network layer designs, and explains how the various devices in a large networking system can communicate with each other.

Divided into six parts, the book explores:

• Essentials of Wireless Communications

• Cellular Wireless Technologies

• Short-Range Wireless Technologies

• Protocol Adaptations for Wireless Networking

• Wireless Resources Management

• Mobile Computing Application Issues

Throughout the book, practical, real-life case studies serve as motivating examples to help you gain an in-depth understanding of the technologies being discussed. Whether you're a student, researcher, or practitioner in the field, this is the only book that covers the scope and depth of this fundamental topic.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471679682
• ISBN 13: 9780471679684
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 731
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