Emerging Technologies in Wireless LANs: Theory, Design, and Deployment - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521895847 ISBN 13: 9780521895842

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Wireless LANs have become mainstream over the last few years. What started out as cable replacement for static desktops in indoor networks has been extended to fully mobile broadband applications involving moving vehicles, high-speed trains, and even airplanes. This book is designed to appeal to a broad audience with different levels of technical background and can be used in a variety of ways: as a first course on wireless LANs, as a graduate-level textbook, or simply as a professional reference guide. It describes the key practical considerations when deploying wireless LANs and equips the reader with a solid understanding of the emerging technologies. The book comprises 38 high-quality contributions from industry and academia and covers a broad range of important topics related to 802.11 networks, including quality of service, security, high throughput systems, mesh networking, 802.11/cellular interworking, coexistence, cognitive radio resource management, range and capacity evaluation, hardware and antenna design, hotspots, new applications, ultra-wideband, and public wireless broadband.

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Review

'This book is a wonderful resource for anyone who works with Wi-Fi wireless technologies. It provides an excellent overview for the newcomer and an extensive and up-to-date reference for the expert. This book is a crucial tool for everyone involved in this exciting, fast-paced field. Everyone will learn from it!' --Professor David F. Kotz, Director, Center for Mobile Computing, Darmouth College, USA

'An excellent resource for anyone who wants to understand the underpinnings and possibilities of the Wi-Fi offerings we see evolving in the marketplace today.' --Robert J. Zack, Director, Next Generation Broadband, EarthLink Inc., USA

'This book explores all aspects of contemporary wireless LANs, from the basics through wireless security, meshes, QoS, high throughput, and interworking with external networks. The broad range of topics and perspective make this the ideal reference for experienced practitioners, as well as those new to the field.' --Craig J. Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group, USA

Book Description

Using fundamental tutorials, standards, case studies, mathematical analysis, and modeling, this book provides the key practical considerations for deploying wireless LANs and a solid understanding of the emerging technologies. It is invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science departments and for practitioners in the wireless communications industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521895847
• ISBN 13: 9780521895842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 896
• Editor: Bing Benny