The strict boundary of the five layers in the TCP/IP network model provides the information
encapsulation that enables the standardizing of network communications and makes the …

Recently, in an effort to improve the performance of wireless networks, there has been
increased interest in protocols that rely on interactions between different layers. However …

Of late, there has been an avalanche of cross-layer design proposals for wireless networks.
A number of researchers have looked at specific aspects of network performance and …

Third-generation (3G) and beyond 3G mobile communication systems must provide
interoperability with the Internet, increase throughput for mobile devices, and optimize their …

In recent years, there has been significant progress in the area of wireless system design.
Wireless local area networks have had enormous success and this is expected to continue …

As the cellular and PCS world collides with wireless LANs and Internet-based packet data,
new networking approaches will support the integration of voice and data on the composite …

Recent years have seen major innovations in cross-layer wireless designs. Despite
demonstrating significant throughput gains, hardly any of these technologies have made it …

Transmitter power control can be used to concurrently achieve several key objectives in
wireless networking, including minimizing power consumption and prolonging the battery …

This innovative book sets forth two promising wireless approaches that support high-quality,
high-speed data and multimedia service-multiple antenna technologies and cross layer …

Multihop wireless backhual networks are emerging as a cost-effective solution to provide
ubiquitous and broadband access to meet the rapidly increasing demands of multimedia …