Emerging Wireless Networks: Concepts, Techniques and Applications

Next-generation wireless networks requirements open opportunities for new research on techniques to support advanced mobile value-added applications. The development of new schemes, mechanisms, protocols, algorithms, applications, architectures, and systems will have a significant impact on the next-generation of mobile wireless networks. This book presents the standards of emerging wireless networks and applications or service frameworks, including 3G, WiMAX, WiFi, mobile ad hoc networks, mesh networks, and wireless sensor networks, along with recent research progress on improving the performance of wireless networks and provisioning better quality of service and quality of experience.