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 …

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 …

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 …

The performance of applications on mobile devices is affected by the device constraints of
memory, processing power, battery life and the variations in the wireless network. The …

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 …

The trend toward ubiquitous wireless communication demands for a higher level of self-
organization in networks. This article gives an introduction and overview on this topic and …

Recently, there has been substantial interest in the design of cross-layer protocols for
wireless networks. These protocols optimize certain performance metric (s) of interest (eg …

The concept of cooperation in wireless communication networks has drawn significant
attention recently from both academia and industry as it can be effective in addressing the …

Existing multi-channel protocols have been demonstrated to significantly increase
aggregate throughput compared to single-channel protocols. However, we show that …