Wi-Fi(tm), Bluetooth(tm), Zigbee(tm) and Wimax(tm)

ISBN-13: 9789048173594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 316 str.

Houda Labiod; Hossam Afifi; Costantino De Santis

Opis

The advent of ubiquitous computing and the proliferation of portable c- puting devices have raised the importance of mobile and wireless networking. Recently, there has been a tremendous interest in broadband wireless access systems, including wireless local area networks (WLANs), broadband wireless access, andwirelesspersonalareanetworks(WPANs). Thisdomainisasubject ofhugeresearchandmanystandardizationactivitiesareundertakenthroughout the world. Based on the most recent developments in the ?eld of wireless techno- gies related to WLAN, WPAN, wireless sensor networks (WSN) and wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN), this book gives a detailed description of the widespread or recently used standards like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and WiMAX. Our book aims at regrouping in a single volume up-to-date inf- mation related to these different technologies, which can be used separately or combined to provide speci?c applications. The emergence of these very promising systems is mainly due to great technological progress in the ?eld of wireless communication protocols; they will also make it possible to offer a broad range of new applications in both civilian and military domains. The inherent characteristics of these systems imply new challenges. Our book deals with several relevant topics related to the evolution of these spontaneous, se- organized, or cellular-based networks. Through its seven chapters, we tackle critical problems such as the design of medium access control (MAC) and ro- ing protocols, the support of the quality of service, the security mechanisms, the mobility/roaming aspects, etc

Spis treści

Dedication. Preface. Foreword Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Wi-Fi : architecture and functions. WLAN roadmap via 802.11 family evolution. IEEE 802.11 architecture. Different physical layers. Data link layer. Medium access control layer. Functions. Mobility. Security. The 802.11 family and its derivative standards. Wi-Fi and other technologies, concurrency or complementarity? Chapter 3. Bluetooth: architecture and functions. Introduction. Architecture and throughputs. Physical Layer and physical channels. Baseband Layer. LMP (Link Manager Protocol). L2CAP (Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol). RFCOMM protocol. SDP Service Discorvery Protocol. Profiles. HCI (Host Control Interface). NEP (Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol). Conclusion. Chapter 4. IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee. General architecture. Physical layer. MAC layer. Security. Frame structures. ZigBee. Conclusion. Chapter 5. WiMAX (tm) and IEEE 802.16. Introduction. MAC layer. Physical layer. Chapter 6. Security in WLAN, WPAN, WSN and WMAN through Wi-Fi (tm), Bluetooth (tm), Zigbee(tm) and WiMAX(tm). Security in Wi-Fi systems. Security in Bluetooth systems. ZigBee Security. WiMAX and 802.16 security. Conclusion. Chapter 7. Practicing. Mastering the TinyOS platform. Practicing WiMAX equipment. Appendix A. Structure of 802.11 packets at various physical layers. Appendix B. 802.11MAC frames structure. Glossary. References.

Blurb

Wi-Fi™, Bluetooth™, ZigBee™ and WiMax™ will provide a complete and detailed description of the recent wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee and WiMAX. These technologies are considered to be important topics in the telecommunication industry in the next decade. Some critical subjects will be particularly developed such as security, quality of service, roaming and power conservation. Wi-Fi™, Bluetooth™, ZigBee™ and WiMax™will also include some chapters on practicals aspects.