Ad Hoc And Sensor Networks: Theory And Applications (2nd Edition)

Dharma Prakash Agrawal, Carlos De Morais Cordeiro

ISBN 10: 9814338893 / ISBN 13: 9789814338899

Published by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, SG, 2011

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This book provides a comprehensive yet easy coverage of ad hoc and sensor networks and fills the gap of existing literature in this growing field. It emphasizes that there is a major interdependence among various layers of the network protocol stack. Contrary to wired or even one-hop cellular networks, the lack of a fixed infrastructure, the inherent mobility, the wireless channel, and the underlying routing mechanism by ad hoc and sensor networks introduce a number of technological challenges that are difficult to address within the boundaries of a single protocol layer.All existing textbooks on the subject often focus on a specific aspect of the technology, and fail to provide critical insights on cross-layer interdependencies. To fully understand these intriguing networks, one need to grasp specific solutions individually, and also the many interdependencies and cross-layer interactions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ad Hoc And Sensor Networks: Theory And Applications (2nd Edition)
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, SG
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814338893
• ISBN 13: 9789814338899
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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This book provides a comprehensive yet easy coverage of ad hoc and sensor networks and fills the gap of existing literature in this growing field. It emphasizes that there is a major interdependence among various layers of the network protocol stack. Contrary to wired or even one-hop cellular networks, the lack of a fixed infrastructure, the inherent mobility, the wireless channel, and the underlying routing mechanism by ad hoc and sensor networks introduce a number of technological challenges that are difficult to address within the boundaries of a single protocol layer. All existing textbooks on the subject often focus on a specific aspect of the technology, and fail to provide critical insights on cross-layer interdependencies. To fully understand these intriguing networks, one need to grasp specific solutions individually, and also the many interdependencies and cross-layer interactions.