Random Wireless Networks
An Information Theoretic Perspective

This book provides a holistic view of all relevant concepts used to analyse random wireless networks.

Rahul Vaze (Author)

9781107102323, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 April 2015

246 pages
25 x 19 x 1.8 cm, 0.61 kg

This book discusses the theoretical limits of information transfer in random wireless networks or ad hoc networks, where nodes are distributed uniformly in space and there is no centralised control. It provides a detailed analysis of the two relevant notions of capacity for random wireless networks – transmission capacity and throughput capacity. The book starts with the transmission capacity framework that is first presented for the single-hop model and later extended to the multi-hop model with retransmissions. Reusing some of the tools developed for analysis of transmission capacity, a few key long-standing questions about the performance analysis of cellular networks are also provided for the benefit of students. The discussion goes further into the concept of hierarchical co-operation that allows throughput capacity to scale linearly with the number of nodes. The author finally discusses the concept of hierarchical co-operation that allows throughput capacity to scale linearly with the number of nodes.

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notations
1. Introduction
2. Transmission capacity of ad hoc networks
3. Multiple antennas
4. Two-way networks
5. Performance analysis of cellular networks
6. Delay normalized transmission capacity
7. Percolation theory
8. Percolation and connectivity in wireless networks
9. Throughput capacity
Index.

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Electrical engineering [THR], Probability & statistics [PBT], Information theory [GPF]