Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Theory and Applications

An overview of the various approaches and insights required to understand and optimize wireless ad hoc and sensor network performance.

Xiang-Yang Li (Author)

9780521865234, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 June 2008

616 pages, 7 tables 176 exercises
26 x 18.2 x 3.2 cm, 1.2 kg

If you have to understand and optimize the performance of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, this explanation provides you with the information and insights you need. It delivers an understanding of the underlying problems, and the techniques to develop efficient solutions and maximize network performance. Taking an algorithmic and theoretical approach, Li dissects key layers of a wireless network, from the physical and MAC layers (covering the IEEE 802.11 and 802.16 protocols, and protocols for wireless sensor networks and Bluetooth) through to the network routing layer. In doing so he reviews the practical protocols, formulates problems mathematically, solves them algorithmically and then analyses the performance. Graduate students, researchers and practitioners needing an overview of the various algorithmic, graph theoretical, computational geometric and probabilistic approaches to solving problems in designing these networks will find this an invaluable resource. Additional resources for this title are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521865234.

Part I. Introduction: 1. History of wireless networks
2. Wireless transmission fundamentals
Part II. Wireless MACs: 3. Wireless medium access control protocols
4. TDMA channel assignment
5. Spectrum channel assignment
6. CDMA code channel assignment
Part III. Topology Control and Clustering: 7. Clustering and network backbone
8. Weighted network backbone
9. Topology control with flat structures
10. Power assignment
11. Critical transmission ranges for connectivity
12. Other transition phenomena
Part IV. Wireless Network Routing Protocols: 13. Energy efficient unicast routing
14. Energy efficient broadcast/multicast routing
15. Routing with selfish terminals
16. Joint routing, channel assignment and link scheduling
Part V. Other Issues: 17. Localization and location tracking
18. Performance limitations of random wireless ad hoc networks
19. Security of wireless ad hoc networks.

Subject Areas: Electronics engineering [TJF], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ], Electrical engineering [THR]