With the tremendous demand for connectivity anywhere and anytime, existing network
architectures should be modified. To cope with the challenges that arise due to the …

WiFi-Direct is a recently proposed standard for mobile devices to create ad hoc networks. Its
inclusion into the An-droid operating system provides a large user base, making WiFi-Direct …

Today's dominant design for the Internet of Things (IoT) is a Cloud-based system, where
devices transfer their data to a back-end and in return receive instructions on how to act …

The Wi-Fi Direct technology was proposed by Wi-Fi Alliance in order to facilitate device-to-
device communications in Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi Direct technology offers new possibilities to …

With the massive increase of wireless devices and the challenges associated, device-to-
device (D2D) communication becomes a vital solution. Employing D2D communication …

Wi-Fi Direct enables direct communication between Wi-Fi devices by forming Peer to Peer
(P2P) groups. In each P2P group, one device becomes the Group Owner (GO) and serves …

Driven by the ubiquitous smart devices, wireless traffic data has increased significantly and
brings a great burden on backhaul links. Edge caching and device-to-device are proved not …

As wireless communications technology is steadily evolving to improve the offered
connectivity levels, additional research on emerging network architectures is becoming …

In the vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), wireless access in vehicular environments
(WAVE) as the core networking technology is suitable for supporting safety-critical …

D2D-based proximity service is a very hot topic with great commercial potential from an
application standpoint. Unlike existing books which focus on D2D communications …