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Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Communication-Theoretic Perspective
ISBN: 978-0-470-09110-4
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346 pages
May 2006
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Preface.

List of Acronyms.

1 Related Work and Preliminary Considerations.

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 Related Work.

1.3 A New Perspective for the Design of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.

1.4 Overview of the Underlying Assumptions in the Following Chapters.

1.5 The Main Philosophy Behind the Book.

2 A Communication-Theoretic Framework for Multi-hop Ad Hoc Wireless

Networks: Ideal Scenario.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Preliminaries.

2.3 Communication-Theoretic Basics.

2.4 BER Performance Analysis.

2.5 Network Behaviour.

2.6 Concluding Remarks.

3 A Communication-Theoretic Framework for Multi-hop Ad Hoc Wireless

Networks: Realistic Scenario.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Preliminaries.

3.3 Communication-Theoretic Basics.

3.4 Inter-node Interference.

3.5 RESGOMAC Protocol.

3.6 RESLIGOMAC Protocol.

3.7 Network Behavior.

3.8 Conclusions.

4 Connectivity in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Physical Layer Perspective.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Quasi-regular Topology.

4.3 Random Topology.

4.4 Concluding Remarks and Discussion.

5 Effective Transport Capacity in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Modeland Assumptions.

5.3 Preliminaries.

5.4 Single-Route Effective Transport Capacity.

5.5 Aggregate Effective Transport Capacity.

5.6 Comparison of the RESGO and RESLIGOMAC Protocols.

5.7 Spread-RESGO: Improved RESGOMAC Protocol with Per-route Spreading Codes.

5.8 Discussion.

5.9 Concluding Remarks.

6 Impact of Mobility on the Performance of Multi-hop Ad Hoc Wireless

Networks.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Preliminaries.

6.3 Switching Models.

6.4 Mobility Models.

6.5 Numerical Results.

6.6 Conclusions.

7 Route Reservation in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.

7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Related Work.

7.3 Network Models and Assumptions.

7.4 The Two Switching Schemes.

7.5 Analysis of the Two Switching Techniques.

7.6 Results and Discussion.

7.7 Concluding Remarks.

8 Optimal Common Transmit Power for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.

8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Modeland Assumptions.

8.3 Connectivity.

8.4 BER at the End of a Multi-hop Route.

8.5 Optimal Common Transmit Power.

8.6 Performance Metrics.

8.7 Results and Discussion.

8.8 Related Work.

8.9 Conclusions.

9 Routing Problem in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Cross-Layer Perspective.

9.1 Introduction.

9.2 Experimental Evidence.

9.3 Preliminaries: Analytical Models and Assumptions.

9.4 Route Selection: Simulation Study.

9.5 Network Performance Evaluation.

9.6 Discussion.

9.7 Related Work.

9.8 Conclusions.

10 Concluding Remarks.

10.1 Introduction.

10.2 Extensions of the Theoretical Framework: Open Problems.

10.3 Network Architectures.

10.4 Network Application Architectures.

10.5 Standards.

10.6 Applications.

10.7 Conclusions.

Appendix A.

Appendix B.

Appendix C.

Appendix D.

Appendix E.

References.

Index.

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