Emerging Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, and Wireless MANs: IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, 802.16 Wireless Standard Family (Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing) [Hardcover]

Yang Xiao (Editor), Yi Pan (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471720690 | ISBN-13: 978-0471720690 | Publication Date: April 13, 2009 | Edition: 1

A thoroughly up-to-date resource on IEEE 802 wireless standards

Readers can turn to this book for complete coverage of the current and emerging IEEE 802 wireless standards/drafts, including:

• 802.11 Wireless LANs
• 802.15.1 Bluetooth and 801.15.2
• 802.15.3 Wireless PANs
• 802.15.4 and 802.15.5 Wireless PANs
• 802.16 Wireless MANs

Emerging Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, and Wireless MANs is a unique, convenient resource for engineers, scientists, and researchers in academia and industry. It also serves as a valuable textbook for related courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

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A thoroughly up-to-date resource on IEEE 802 wireless standards

Readers can turn to this book for complete coverage of the current and emerging IEEE 802 wireless standards/drafts, including:

• 802.11 Wireless LANs
• 802.15.1 Bluetooth and 801.15.2
• 802.15.3 Wireless PANs
• 802.15.4 and 802.15.5 Wireless PANs
• 802.16 Wireless MANs

Emerging Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, and Wireless MANs is a unique, convenient resource for engineers, scientists, and researchers in academia and industry. It also serves as a valuable textbook for related courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

About the Author

Yang Xiao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Alabama. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and currently serves as Editor in Chief of International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN), International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), and International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications (IJTA). His areas of research include security, telemedicine, sensor networks, and wireless networks. He has published more than 300 papers in major journals, refereed conference proceedings, and books related to the aforementioned areas.

Yi Pan, PhD, is a Yamacraw Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University. His research interests include parallel and distributed computing, optical networks, wireless networks, and bioinformatics. His work on computing using reconfigurable optical buses has inspired extensive subsequent work by many researchers, and his research results have been cited by more than 100 researchers worldwide. He is a co-holder of three U.S. patents (pending) and five provisional patents; has coedited eleven books or conference proceedings; and has published more than 130 research papers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471720690
• ISBN-13: 978-0471720690
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
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