Guide to Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
It is also an ideal textbook for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic. Key Topics: • Routing • Mobility Management • Quality of Service Support • Congestion Control • Security • Trust Management
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | Computer Communications and Networks
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | It is also an ideal textbook for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic. Key Topics: • Routing • Mobility Management • Quality of Service Support • Congestion Control • Security • Trust Management Features: • Provides an accessible, comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art technology of wireless ad-hoc networks • Includes reader-friendly discussions for practitioners, directions for future research, and helpful lists of terms and definitions • Offers a set of summary questions at the end of each chapter to help readers assess their understanding of the various concepts • Presents insight into the practical significance of these topics in real-world scenarios • Designed, in structure and content, to aid the learning process with the intention of making the book useful at all learning levels • Supplies supportive PowerPoint presentation slides and solutions to aid lecturers at www.springer.com/978-1-84800-327-9 This wide-ranging and highly useful guide will be a valuable reference/text in the field for researchers, engineers and strategists needing to know about this technology. This reader-friendly, broad-ranging text features in-depth descriptions of terminologies and concepts related to the diverse subject areas germane towireless ad hoc communication. Wireless ad-hoc network communication technologies have experienced a steep growth in research and significant advancements in recent times due to their important advantages. These benefits help to set-up a network fast in situations where there is no existing network set-up, or when setting up a fixed infrastructure network is considered infeasible. However, there are challenges that still need to be addressed. This indispensable guidebook provides a comprehensive resource on the new ideas and results in the areas of mobile ad-hoc networks and other ad-hoc computing systems in the wireless communication technology field. Wireless ad-hoc networks are explored by leading experts in the field from both academia and industry, with discussions on various challenges in varied environments, standards, routing mechanisms, etc. |
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| Physical Description: | XII, 620 p. 144 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781848003286 |