Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks (eBook)

Subhas Chandra Misra, Sudip Misra, Isaac Woungang (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
527 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
9781848009097 (ISBN)

Infos

Wireless mesh networks (WMN) is considered to be a key technology for future generation wireless networks. However even though WMNs hold great promises for our future, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. This handbook provides a comprehensive guide on new ideas and results in wireless mesh networks research. Written by some of the prominent researchers in this field, this book provides an invaluable reference to the state-of-the-art in WMS for researchers and practitioners. It is also an ideal text for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic.

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Overview and Goals Wireless communication technologies are undergoing rapid advancements. The last few years have experienced a steep growth in research in the area of wireless mesh networks (WMNs). The attractiveness of WMNs, in general, is attributed to their characteristics such as the ability to dynamically self-organize and self-con?gure, coupled with the ability to maintain mesh connectivity leading, in effect, to low set-up/installation costs, simpler maintenance tasks, and service coverage with high reliability and fault-tolerance. WMNs also support their integration with existing wireless networks such as cellular networks, WLANs, wireless-?delity (Wi-Fi), and worldwide interoperability of microwave access (WiMAX). WMNs have found u- ful applications in a broad range of domains such as broadband home networking, commercial/business networking, and community networking - particularly attr- tive in offering broadband wireless access with low initial installation and set-up costs. Even though WMNs have emerged to be attractive and they hold great promises for our future, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. Some of the wellknownchallenges areattributedtoissuesrelatingtoscalability(signi?cantdrop in throughput with the increase in the number of nodes), multicasting, offering qu- ity of service guarantees, energy ef?ciency, and security. This handbook attempts to provide a comprehensive guide on fundamental key topics coupled with new ideas and results in the areas of WMNs. The book has been prepared keeping in mind that it needs to prove itself to be a valuable resource dealing with both the important core and the specialized issues in WMNs.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.10.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• ISBN-13: 9781848009097 / 9781848009097