| Protocols for Supporting Quality of Service in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Contributor(s): Chen, Lei (Author), Heinzelman, Wendi B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 383643928X ISBN-13: 9783836439282 Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. OUR PRICE: $60.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Computers | Networking - General |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.57 lbs) 156 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are self-organizing, infrastructureless networks that provide flexibility and convenience in setting up a dynamic network. Since the 1970's, MANETs have attracted a great deal of research aimed at improving their basic performance. However, with the development of real-time applications, incorporating Quality of Service (QoS) into the network architecture becomes essential. Supporting QoS in MANETs necessitates more harmonious collaboration among all network layers, requiring a design that supports cross-layer interactions rather than a traditional independent layered network architecture. The work described in this book enables this goal by proposing a general architecture that supports cross-layer interactions, as well as by designing protocols at several layers of the stack that can exploit this cross-layer information to improve the QoS performance. This book is addressed to professionals in wireless networks, especially those interested in protocol design for supporting QoS in MANETs. |