Wireless LANs [Hardcover]

Benny Bing (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2002

The 2001 International Conference on Wireless LANs and Home Networks showcased some of the world's most dynamic presenters, including Dr Leonard Keinrock (inventor of Internet technology), as well as leading experts from 20 countries who dealt with the latest technological breakthroughs. This book is a collection of technical papers presented at the conference. It comprises 32 high-quality papers that have been carefully selected from more than 100 submissions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 350 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc; 1st edition (March 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810248261
• ISBN-13: 978-9810248260
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,046,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Benny Bing is a research faculty member with the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has published over 80 technical papers and 11 books, and holds several patents in media communications. His publications have appeared in the IEEE Spectrum and he has received 2 best paper awards. In early 2000, his book on wireless LANs was adopted by Cisco Systems to launch Cisco's first wireless product, the Aironet Wi-Fi product. He was subsequently invited by Qualcomm and the Office of Information Technology to conduct customized Wi-Fi courses. More recently, he was invited by Comcast to conduct a broadband video course. His other books were reviewed extensively by IEEE Communications Magazine (twice), IEEE Network as well as the ACM Networker. He is an editor for the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine since 2003, where he also heads the Industry Perspectives section. He has guest edited for the IEEE Communications Magazine (2 issues) and the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas on Communications. All 8 of his online IEEE tutorials on wireless and video have been sponsored by industry. In October 2003, he was invited by the National Science Foundation to participate in a workshop on Residential Broadband. He also led a team that received the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Technology Innovation Award in 2010. The award recognizes outstanding demonstrations of advanced research and development of new media technologies at the NAB Show. He also received the 2011 Euro iTV Grand Challenge first prize. He is the founder of a startup focused on enriching and delivering next-generation video entertainment and services. He has served as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer with 10 invited lectures worldwide and is a regular consultant to industry.