The demand for wireless access to network services is growing in virtually all communications and computing applications. Once accustomed to unteathered opera- tion, users resent being tied to a desk or a fixed location, but will endure it when there is some substantial benefit, such as higher resolution or bandwidth. Recent technolog- ical advances, however, such as the scaling of VLSI, the development of low-power circuit design techniques and architectures, increasing battery energy capacity, and advanced displays, are rapidly improving the capabilities of wireless devices. Many of the...
The demand for wireless access to network services is growing in virtually all communications and computing applications. Once accustomed to unteather...