Emerging technologies in wireless LANs : theory, design, and deployment / edited by Benny Bing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Introduction to 802.11 -- Ch. 1. Emerging IEEE 802.11 Standards -- Ch. 2. Guide to wireless LAN analysis -- part II. 802.11 Quality of service -- Ch. 3. WLAN QoS -- Ch. 4. Performance understanding of IEEE 802.11 DCF and IEEE 802.11e EDCA -- Ch. 5. Cross-layer optimized video streaming over wireless multi-hop mesh networks -- part III. 802.11 Security -- Ch. 6. Understanding and achieving next-generation wireless security -- Ch. 7. Wireless local area network security -- part IV. High throughput 802.11 -- Ch. 8. 802.11n standard -- Ch. 9. MIMO spatial processing for 802.11n WLAN -- part V. 802.11 Mesh networks -- Ch. 10. Capacity of wireless mesh networks -- Ch. 11. Autonomous mobile mesh networks and their design challenges -- Ch. 12. Service provisioning for wireless mesh networks -- Ch. 13. Metro-scale Wi-Fi networks -- Ch. 14. Usage and performance comparison of mobile metromesh networks -- Ch. 15. First, second and third generation mesh architectures -- Ch. 16. Wireless mesh networks -- part VI. 802.11/cellular interworking -- Ch. 17. WLAN interworking with 2G/3G systems -- Ch. 18. Towards service continuity in emerging heterogeneous mobile networks -- Ch. 19. A survey of analytical modeling for cellular/WLAN interworking -- part VII. Coexistence -- Ch. 20. Coexistence of unlicensed wireless networks -- Ch. 21. Coexistence of IEEE 802.11n and Bluetooth -- part VIII. 802.11 Network and radio resource management -- Ch. 22. Measured WLANs : the first step to managed WLANs -- Ch. 23. Cognitive WLAN : a better architecture -- part IX. 802.11 Range -- Ch. 24. Wi-Fi range : impact on data rates, coverage, and capacity -- part X. 802.11 Hardware design -- Ch. 25. An 802.11g WLAN system on a chip -- Ch. 26. Antenna design for portable computers -- part XI. Wi-Fi hotspots -- Ch. 27. Service control and service management of Wi-Fi hotspots -- Ch. 28. Hot spots : public access using 802.11 -- Ch. 29. Strategies for maximizing access to public commercial hot spots -- part XII. Wi-Fi Applications -- Ch. 30. A discussion of 802.11 for sensor networks -- Ch. 31. Wi-Fi based tracking systems -- Ch. 32. Building the mobile computing environment through context-aware service management -- Ch. 33. Experiments using small unmanned aircraft to augment a mobile ad hoc network -- part XIII. Ultra WideBand (UWB) -- Ch. 34. Ultra-wideband wireless yechnology -- Ch. 35. High-rate WPAN -- part XIV. Public wireless broadband -- Ch. 36. Wireless cities -- Ch. 37. The path to 4G and the mobilization of the Internet -- Ch. 38. All Internet is local : five ways public ownership solves the U.S. broadband problem.

"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 tofully mobile broadband applications involving moving vehicles, high-speed trains, and even airplanes. An increasing number of municipal governments around the world and virtually every major city in the United States are financing the deployment of 802.11 mesh networks, with the overall aim of providing ubiquitous Internet access and enhanced public services. This book is designed for 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 prominent practitioners and scientists, 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."--Jacket.