Wireless Mesh Networking

George Aggelou

jul 2008 · McGraw Hill Professional

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A Complete Roadmap to Wireless Mesh Network Design Principles and Practices Using WiFi, WiMAX, and ZigBEE!

Wireless Mesh Networking provides everything needed to create in-demand wireless mesh networks that provide wireless broadband access over wide areas. This resource presents a complete roadmap to the design and operation of wireless mesh networks, covering basic principles, key standards, and all aspects of network operation-from antenna technologies to software to energy management.

This skills-building tool is packed with 100 detailed illustrations. Wireless Mesh Networking features:

• Expert guidance on integrating WiFi, WiMAX, and ZigBEE into seamless wireless networks
• The latest methods for ensuring security across the wireless network
• In-depth coverage of data fusion principles
• Vital information on SmartMesh networking in SensorNets
• Autonomic selfware and bio-inspired communication artifacts

Inside This One-Stop Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks

• Wireless mesh communications paradigms • Wireless mesh network theory and models • Wireless mesh architectures and protocols • Wireless mesh network standards (WiFi, WiMAX, ZigBEE) • Use of advanced antenna technologies • Mechanisms for secure communications • Software and middleware • Wireless sensor networking • Foundations of data fusion, gathering, and processing • Energy management • Autonomic selfware communications • Selfware networking

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George Aggelou, Ph.D. (is a professor of electronicengineering at the Institute of Technology, Greece.