Advances in Wireless Networks : Performance Modelling, Analysis and Enhancement

by Ming, Geyong; Pan, Yi; Fan, Pingzhi

• ISBN13: 9781600217135
• ISBN10: 1600217133
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Recent years have witnessed tremendous growth in the population of mobile users demanding high performance, reliability and quality-of-service (QoS). Wireless networks are undergoing rapid developments and dramatic changes in the underlying technologies, in order to cope with the difficulties posed by the scarce wireless resource as well as keep up with the increasing day-to-day demand for cost-effective service of multimedia applications. Predicting and optimising the performance and QoS of wireless networks using analytical modelling, simulation experiments, monitoring and testbed-based measurements are crucial to the proper design, tuning, resource management and capacity planning of such networks. This book is dedicated to review important developments and results, explore recent state-of-the-art research and discuss new strategies for performance modelling, analysis and enhancement of wireless networks. The objective is to make analytical modelling, simulation and measurement tools, and innovative performance evaluation methodology possible and understandable to a wider audience.

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I: Performance Modelling Tools and Techniques; Modelling Tools and Techniques for the Performance Analysis of Wireless Protocols; Large Deviation Principles for Modelling and Analysis of Heterogeneous Network Traffic; Part II: Wireless LANs Quality of Service in Wireless Local Area Networks; Modelling and Simulation Analysis of the 802.11/802.11e MAC Layers; Efficient Bandwidth Detection for Wireless Links; Part III: Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks; A Survey of MAC Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks; Capacity and Delay Analysis for Ad Hoc Networks; Message Broadcasting in Wireless Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks; SMRP: Enhancing the Security in MANETs; Network Coverage and Routing Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks; Continuous Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks; Part IV: Cellular and Hybrid Networks Design Fundamentals and Interference Mitigation for Cellular Networks; Designing Admission Control Policies to Minimise Blocking/Forced-Termination in Multimedia Cellular Networks; Resource Allocation for Cellular/WLAN Interworking; Auto-Configuration and Internet Connectivity in Hybrid Ad Hoc Networks; Index.