Integrating Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for the first time, this comprehensive text explains the importance of their complementary nature, flexible combination, and ubiquitous computing. With a section devoted to each individual element, the text covers the tags, readers, and middleware associated with RFID. It then provides insight into the routing, medium access control, and cross-layer optimization of WSN. The book discusses the enhanced visibility and monitoring capability that is possible and observes practical uses such as a smart home, a...

While still in the early stages of research and development, cognitive radio is a highly promising communications paradigm with the ability to effectively address the spectrum insufficiency problem. Written by those pioneering the field, Cognitive Radio Networks: Architectures, Protocols, and Standards offers a complete view of cognitive radio including introductory concepts, fundamental techniques, regulations, standards, system implementations, and recent developments.

From the physical layer to protocol layer, world-class editors provide comprehensive...

Used to explain complicated economic behavior for decades, game theory is quickly becoming a tool of choice for those serious about optimizing next generation wireless systems. Illustrating how game theory can effectively address a wide range of issues that until now remained unresolved, Game Theory for Wireless Communications and Networking provides a systematic introduction to the application of this powerful and dynamic tool.

This comprehensive technical guide explains game theory basics, architectures, protocols, security, models, open research issues,...

A class of Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN), which may violate one or more of the assumptions regarding the overall performance characteristics of the underlying links in order to achieve smooth operation, is rapidly growing in importance but may not be well served by the current end-to-end TCP/IP model. Delay Tolerant Networks: Protocols and Applications takes you on a systematic exploration of DTN concepts, architectures, protocols, enabling technologies, and applications.

Containing a wealth of illustrative material for ease of understanding, this one-stop...

A number of wireless technologies have been developed to meet the increasing needs of high-speed wireless communications. These technologies will significantly impact the design and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems. This title covers various

The hypothesis was gap junction communication also plays a role in coordinating transcript rhythms of the circadian-regulated genes in chicken retina. To test this hypothesis, a chicken embryonic retinal explant culture was established. The robust, self-sustaining, and light-entrainable iodopsin and Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) mRNA rhythms were observed under different lighting conditions. This observation supports use of the explant cultures to test effects of gap junction blockers on gene expression rhythms in retina. The two reversible gap junction blockers,...

The Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WirelessMAN) is a promising Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) technology that provides high-speed, high-bandwidth efficiency and high-capacity multimedia services for both residential and enterprise applications. Mobile WiMAX: Toward Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks examines the basic concepts, recent advances, and latest standard specifications pertinent to WirelessMANs, placing emphasis on IEEE 802.16-based WiMAX. After introducing the basics of WirelessMAN, the book addresses topics in three accessible parts. The first part focuses on...