Personal Networks Wireless Networking for Personal Devices

by Jacobsson, Martin; Niemegeers, Ignas; Heemstra de Groot, Sonia

• ISBN13: 9780470681732
• ISBN10: 047068173X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Written by experts in the field, this book describes the Personal Network architecture and its various components This book focuses on networking and security aspects of Personal Networks (PNs). Given a single user, the authors propose an architecture for PNs in which devices are divided into one of two types of nodes: personal nodes and foreign nodes. Furthermore, the authors demonstrate the ways in which PNs can be formed in a self-organized and secure way, how they can be interconnected using infrastructure networks, how multiple PNs can be connected, and how their services and resources can be shared. In addition, the book shows how security and ease-of-use can be achieved through automatic configuration and how mobility can be supported through adaptability and self-organization. The motivations for the PN concept, the PN architecture, its functionalities and features, as well as future challenges are covered in depth. Finally, the authors consider the potential applications for PNs and briefly discuss additional support systems for PN applications. The latter includes service discovery and context information management among others.Key Features: Describes the PN network architecture and its various components in-depth Written by experts who developed this concept Discusses the newer topic of federations of PNs Considers potential PN applications, and demonstrates how applications support systems, such as service discovery and context management, can assist the applications Provides an insight into the challenges of future personal networking, architectures for PNs, potential and important solutions, and their implicationsThis book will serve as an invaluable reference for researchers, developers, and standardization experts in mobile and wireless communication systems and services. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in the field of telecommunications.

Author Biography

Dr. Martin Jacobsson, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Martin Jacobsson graduated in Computer Science from University of Linköping, Sweden in 2002. In 2003, he joined the Wireless and Mobile Communications group led by professor Niemegeers in Delft University of Technology as a doctoral researcher. Currently, he holds a Post.Doc. research position at Delft University of Technology.

Professor Ignas Niemegeers, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Ignas Niemegeers gained his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Gent, Belgium, in 1970. In 1972 he received a M.Sc.E. degree in Computer Engineering and in 1978 a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Since May 2002 he holds the chair Wireless and Mobile Networks at Delft University of Technology, where he is heading the Centre for Wireless and Personal Communication (CWPC).

Professor Sonia Heemstra de Groot, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sonia Heemstra de Groot received her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, in 1990. Currently, she is chief scientist at the Twente Institute of Wireless and Mobile Communications B.V. and part-time professor at the Delft University of Technology.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

The Vision of Personal Networks

Past, Present, and Future Telecommunication

Personal Networks

Some Typical PN Use-Case Scenarios

Federations of Personal Networks

Early Personal Network Implementations

Expected Impact

Summary

Personal Networks User Requirements

Ubiquitous Networking

Heterogeneous Hardware Constraints

Quality of Service and Reliability

Name, Service, and Content Management

Context Awareness

Being Cognitive

Security and Trust

Privacy

Usability

Other Requirements

Jane Revisited

Summary

Trends in Personal Networks

Wireless Communications

Ad Hoc Networking

WWRF Book of Visions

Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing and Communication

Ambient Networks

IST PACWOMAN and SHAMAN

Personal Distributed Environment

MyNet

P2P Universal Computing Consortium

More Trends

Personal Networks and Current Trends

Summary

The Personal Network Architecture

Terminology

Personal and Foreign Nodes

The Three Level Architecture View

Personalization of Nodes

Cluster Organization

Personal Network Organization

Foreign Communication

Higher Layer Support Systems

Federations of Personal Networks

Discussion

Summary

Cluster Formation and Routing

What is a Cluster?

Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technologies

Cluster Formation and Maintenance

Intra-Cluster Routing

Summary

Inter-Cluster Tunneling and Routing

Inter-Cluster Tunneling Requirements

IP Mobility

PN Addressing

Infrastructure Support

Inter-Cluster Tunneling

Inter-Cluster Routing

Summary

Foreign Communication

Requirements for Foreign Communication

Setting up Communication with Foreign Nodes

Bridging Inside and Outside Protocols

Mobility and Gateway Node Handover

Summary

Personal Network Application Support Systems

Required PN Application Support

Design of a PN Application Support System

Service Discovery and Management Implementation

An Implementation of Context Management

Summary

Personal Network Security

Device Personalization

Establishment of Secure Communication

Secure Foreign Communication

Anonymity

Summary

Personal Network Federations

Examples

Types of Federations

Requirements

Architecture of a Federation

Life Cycle of a Federation

Federation Access Control

Federation Implementation Approaches

Security

Summary

Personal Network Prototypes

The TU Delft Prototype

The PNP2008 Prototypes

The MAGNET Prototype

Summary

The Future of Personal Networks

Are We There Yet?

Future Directions

Terminology

Connectivity Abstraction Level

Network Abstraction Level

Application and Service Abstraction Level

Personal Network Federations

References

Related Websites

Index

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