During the last years, a continuous convergence and fusion of computing and networking
systems is stressed in the ICT research community. Context awareness appears to be a …

Wireless connectivity is becoming pervasive in our lives as wireless networks and mobile
devices have been undergoing a magnificent evolution. In this context, consumers demand …

This chapter presents a theoretical background for the history of wireless networks. It gives a
comprehensive overview and performance evaluation for IEEE 802.11, 802.15 and 802.16 …

The recent advances in network management systems suggest the adoption of autonomic
mechanisms in order to minimize the need for human intervention while handling complex …

Recently, the demand for video delivery over wireless networks has been gradually
increasing over the years. One of the quickly developing broadband access technologies is …

ABSTRACT “Context”, as a research notion, has been invented and roughly exploited in
many fields of computer science since 1960s and refers to the general idea that computers …