Ad Hoc Wireless Networking

by Xiuzhen, Cheng; Huang, Xiao H.; Du, Ding-Zhu; Cheng, Xiuzhen

• ISBN13: 9781402077128
• ISBN10: 1402077122
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Ad Hoc Wireless Networking is the next big thing in communication. This volume reveals the state-of-the-art of ad hoc wireless networking in addition to giving the fundamentals of routing protocols. It covers the topics of security, TCP performance over wireless links, power conservation, location discovery, scalability, proactivity, routing protocols, computational geometry, and more. The 15 self-contained chapters are authored by experts in wireless networking and mobile computing. Audience: Both specialists and uninformed readers will find this volume stimulating and helpful.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
A Lifetime-Optimizing Approach to Routing Messages in Ad-hoc Networks	1	(44)
Javed Aslam, Qun Li, and Daniela Rus
Improving TCP Performance in Mobile Ad hoc Networks	45	(42)
Rajendra V. Boppana and Thomas D. Dyer
Energy Efficient Approaches in Wireless Networking	87	(16)
Mihaela Cardei, Ionet Cardei and Ding-Zhu Du
Position Based Routing Algorithms For Ad Hoc Networks: A Taxonomy	103	(34)
Silvia Giordano and Ivan Sto jmenovic
Location Discovery in Ad-hoc Wireless Sensor Networks	137	(38)
Farinaz Koushanfar, Sasa Slijepcevic, Miodrag Potkonjak, and Alberto Sangiovanni- Vincentelli
Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: From Theory to Protocols	175	(22)
P.R. Kumar and Liane-Liane Xie
Applications of Computational Geometry in Wireless Networks	197	(68)
Xiang-Yang Li
Channel-Adaptive Ad Hoc Routing	265	(54)
Xiao-Hui Lin, Yu-Kvong Kwok, and Vincent K.N. Lau
A Survey of Wireless Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Challenges and Available Solutions	319	(46)
Wenjing Lou and Yuguang Fang
Location Related Issues in Mobile Network Systems	365	(18)
Xiaobin Ma
Power-Conserving Algorithms and Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks	383	(64)
Hung Q. Ngo, Dazhen Pan, and Vikas P. Verma
Secure Communication in Adverse Mobile Ad Hoc Networks	447	(40)
Panagiotis Papadimitratos and Zygmunt J. Haas
The Role of Proactivity in Wireless and Ad Hoc Networks	487	(42)
Dhananjay S. Phatak and Tom Goff
Hybrid Routing: The Pursuit of an Adaptable and Scalable Routing Framework for Ad Hoc Networks	529	(32)
Prince Samar, Marc R. Pearlman, and Zygmunt J. Haas
Scalability of Routing in Ad Hoc Networks: Principles and Practice	561
César A. Santiváñez and Ram Ramanathan