1st Edition

Internet Networks Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies

Edited By Krzysztof Iniewski Copyright 2010
    343 Pages 133 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    In the not too distant future, internet access will be dominated by wireless networks. With that, wireless edge using optical core next-generation networks will become as ubiquitous as traditional telephone networks. This means that telecom engineers, chip designers, and engineering students must prepare to meet the challenges and opportunities that the development and deployment of these technologies will bring.

    Bringing together cutting-edge coverage of wireless and optical networks in a single volume, Internet Networks Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies provides a concise yet complete introduction to these dynamic technologies. Filled with case studies, illustrations, and practical examples from industry, the text explains how wireless, wireline, and optical networks work together. It also:

    • Covers WLAN, WPAN, wireless access, 3G/4G cellular, RF transmission
    • Details optical networks involving long-haul and metropolitan networks, optical fiber, photonic devices, and VLSI chips
    • Provides clear instruction on the application of wireless and optical networks

    Taking into account recent advances in storage, processing, sensors, displays, statistical data analyses, and autonomic systems, this reference provides forward thinking engineers and students with a realistic vision of how the continued evolution of the technologies that touch wireless communication will soon reshape markets and business models around the world.

    An Exciting Future; Roberto Saracco

    802.11n: High Throughput Enhancement to Wireless LANs; Eldad Perahia

    Mobile WiMAX and Its Evolutions; Fan Wang, Bishwarup Mondal, Amitava Ghosh,Chandy Sankaran, Philip J. Fleming, Frank Hsieh, and Stanley J. Benes

    Service Layer for Next-Generation Digital Media Services; Abhijit Sur and Joe McIntyre

    Enhancing TCP Performance in Hybrid Networks: Wireless Access, Wired Core; Milosh V. Ivanovich

    Femtocell—Home Base Station: Revolutionizing the Radio Access Network; Manish Singh

    Satellite Communications; Sooyoung Kim

    Next-Generation Wired Access: Architectures and Technologies; Eugenio Iannone

    Broadband over Power Line Communications: Home Networking, Broadband Access, and Smart Power Grids; Peter Sobotka, Robert Taylor, and Kris Iniewski

    Ethernet Optical Transport Networks; Raymond Xie

    Optical Burst Switching: An Emerging Core Network Technology; Yuhua Chen and Pramode K. Verma

    Intelligent Optical Control Planes; James J. Zik

    Index

    Biography

    Krzysztof Iniewski