Aids comprehension by including over 120 figures, four appendices on the mathematics of the various models, several inline exercises, and extensive problem sets at the end of each chapter
Description
Over the past decade, the world has witnessed an explosion in the development and deployment of new wireless network technologies. From cellular mobile telephony to the ubiquitous “WiFi” networks in coffee-shops and airports, to the emerging WiMAX wireless broadband access networks, the menu of wireless access systems has become so comprehensive that wireline access to user devices may soon become a relic of the past. Wireless Networking serves as a one-stop view of cellular, WiFi, and WiMAX networks, as well as the emerging wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. Rather than provide descriptive accounts of these technologies and standards, the book emphasizes conceptual perspectives on the modeling, analysis, design and optimization of such networks. Furthermore, the authors present wireless networking within the unifying framework of resource allocation, using simple abstractions of the underlying physical wireless communication. In short, Wireless Networking is an in-depth, exhaustive, and invaluable asset to anyone working in this rapidly evolving field.
Readership
Practitioners and researchers working with or interested in wireless networks and applications. Job functions or titles include communication engineer, network architect, network designer, systems engineer, network operator, network engineer.
Significant portion of audience also found among computer networking and engineering students in upper-division and grad level courses in wireless networking and communications.
Contents
Ch 1: Introduction
Ch 2: Wireless Communication: Concepts, Techniques, Models
Ch 3: Application Models and Performance Issues
Ch 4: Cellular FDM-TDMA
Ch 5: Cellular CDMA
Ch 6: Cellular OFDMA-TDMA
Ch 7: Random Access and Wireless LANs
Ch 8: Mesh Networks: Optimal Routing and Scheduling
Ch 9: Mesh Networks: Fundamental Limits
Ch10: Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)
Author Information
By Anurag Kumar, Professor, Deptartment of ECE, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; D. Manjunath, Professor, Deptartment of EE, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and Joy Kuri, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
