Guide to Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

This is a comprehensive guide to the latest trends in ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. It features in-depth descriptions of terminologies and concepts related to the diverse subject areas in wireless communication, and reports on rapid advancements.

Overview and Goals Wireless communication technologies are undergoing rapid advancements. The past few years have experienced a steep growth in research in the area of wireless ad hoc networks. The attractiveness of ad hoc networks, in general, is attributed to their characteristics/features such as ability for infrastructure-less setup, minimal or no reliance on network planning and the ability of the nodes to self-organize and self-configure without the involvement of a centralized n- work manager, router, access point or a switch. These features help to set up a network fast in situations where there is no existing network setup or in times when setting up a fixed infrastructure network is considered infeasible, for example, in times of emergency or during relief operations. Even though ad hoc networks have emerged to be attractive and they hold great promises for our future, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. Some of the well-known challenges are attributed toissues relating to scalability, quality-of-service, energy efficiency and security.

Contributions all from leading experts in the field of wireless communication technology Chapters contain in-depths descriptions of the terminologies and concepts, to provide a wide-ranging, comprehensive volume on the latest trends in ad hoc and ubiquitous computing Reports on the rapid advancements in the wireless communication technologies Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

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Dr. Isaac Woungang received his M.S. & Ph. D degrees, all in Mathematics, from the Université de la Méditerranée-Aix Marseille II, France, and Université du Sud, Toulon & Var, France, in 1990 and 1994 respectively. In 1999, he received a M.S degree from the INRS-Materials and Telecommunications, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a software engineer at Nortel Networks. Since 2002, he has been with Ryerson University, where he is now an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Coordinator of the Distributed Applications and Broadband (DABNEL) Lab at Ryerson University. During his sabbatical (2008-09), he was a Visiting Professor at National Ilan University, Taiwan. His current research interests include network resource allocation and management, green communications technologies, network security, computer communication networks, and mobile communication systems. Dr. Woungang has published several book chapters and over seventy refereed technical articles in scholarly international journals and proceedings of international conferences, and currently working on two more books.
Dr. Woungang serves as Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (IJCNDS), Inderscience, U.K, and the International Journal of Information and Coding Theory (IJICoT), Inderscience, U.K, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley, the Computers & Electrical Engineering (C&EE), An International Journal, Elsevier, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Wireless Networks & Broadcasting Technologies (IGI Global), as Associate Editor of the Journal of Convergence (FTRA, as Associate Editor of the Human-centric computing and Information Sciences, Springer.

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Wireless ad-hoc network communication technologies have experienced a steep growth in research and significant advancements in recent times due to their important advantages. These benefits help to set-up a network fast in situations where there is no existing network set-up, or when setting up a fixed infrastructure network is considered infeasible. However, there are challenges that still need to be addressed.

This indispensable guidebook provides a comprehensive resource on the new ideas and results in the areas of mobile ad-hoc networks and other ad-hoc computing systems in the wireless communication technology field. Wireless ad-hoc networks are explored by leading experts in the field from both academia and industry, with discussions on various challenges in varied environments, standards, routing mechanisms, etc. This reader-friendly, broad-ranging text features in-depth descriptions of terminologies and concepts related to the diverse subject areas germane towireless ad hoc communication.

Features:

• Provides an accessible, comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art technology of wireless ad-hoc networks

• Includes reader-friendly discussions for practitioners, directions for future research, and helpful lists of terms and definitions

• Offers a set of summary questions at the end of each chapter to help readers assess their understanding of the various concepts

• Presents insight into the practical significance of these topics in real-world scenarios

• Designed, in structure and content, to aid the learning process with the intention of making the book useful at all learning levels

• Supplies supportive PowerPoint presentation slides and solutions to aid lecturers at www.springer.com/978-1-84800-327-9

This wide-ranging and highly useful guide will be a valuable reference/text in the field for researchers, engineers and strategists needing to know about this technology. It is also an ideal textbook for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic.

Key Topics:

• Routing

• Mobility Management

• Quality of Service Support

• Congestion Control

• Security

• Trust Management

Inhalt
Properties of Wireless Multihop Networks in Theory and Practice.- Self-Configuring, Self-Organizing, and Self-Healing Schemes in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Cooperation in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Multicasting in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Broadcast in Ad Hoc Networks.- Geographic Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Formal Verification of Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Mobility Management in MANETs: Exploit the Positive Impacts of Mobility.- Mobility Models for Ad Hoc Networks.- Models for Realistic Mobility and Radio Wave Propagation for Ad Hoc Network Simulations.- Quality of Service Support in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Delay Management in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Address Allocation Mechanisms for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Congestion Control in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Security in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.- Intrusion Detection in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Security Threats in Ad Hoc Routing Protocols.- Trust Management in Mobile AdHoc Networks.- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.- Integration of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks into IP-Based Access Networks.