As wireless video is the fastest growing form of data traffic, methods for spectrally efficient on-
demand wireless video streaming are essential to both service providers and users. A key …

Due to the increasing demand for pervasive video and broadcast-like applications, multicast
and broadcast communications are expected to assume an important role in upcoming 5G …

In urban vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), due to the high mobility and uneven
distribution of vehicles, how to select an optimal relaying node in an intra-street and how to …

The recent advent of high speed trains introduces new mobility patterns in wireless
environments. The LTE-A (Long Term Evolution of 3GPP-Advanced) networks have largely …

An exponential increase in mobile video delivery will continue with the demand for higher
resolution, multi-view and large-scale multicast video services. Novel fifth generation (5G) …

This book focuses on various Passive optical networks (PONs) types, including currently
deployed Ethernet PON (EPON) and Gigabit PON (GPON) as well as next generation WDM …

Quality of Experience (QoE) has taken a center stage in the performance evaluation of
multimedia delivery technologies. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long …

Secure authentication in roaming services is being designed to allow legal users to get
access to wireless network services when they are away from their home location. Recently …

The rapid increasing demands of wireless multimedia applications have boosted the
developments of video delivery technologies with cross-layer designs, driven by optimizing …

Mobile Edge Computing is a novel concept where regular servers is placed within the LTE
networks' eNode-Bs. These servers allow to run third party services directly at the edge of …