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Books in Wireless communications

  • Digital Twins and RF imaging for Wireless Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • George C. Alexandropoulos + 1 more
    • English
    Digital Twins and RF imaging for Wireless Networks presents the concept of digital twins, covering topics such as efficient estimation of high-dimensional channel matrices, real-time predictive maintenance, distributed learning for smart city applications, energy-efficient sensing and communications for the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, and adaptive channel coding for network task offloading. The second part focuses on radio-frequency imaging, discussing innovative approaches such as neural network designs for electric field integral equations, dynamically reconfigurable metasurface antennas, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, extremely large antenna arrays in the near-field region, wideband multi-antenna radar, multimodal sensing and point cloud processing, and much more.Each chapter offers cutting-edge insights and methodologies that are expected to drive the future of wireless communication and sensing technologies. The rising demands of novel wireless communication applications, dynamic operating environments, and intricate traffic and user patterns are accelerating the transformation of wireless networks into distributed platforms that integrate communications, sensing, and computing to enable immersive functionalities. Digital twins and radio-frequency imaging are two rapidly evolving technologies poised to revolutionize sixth-generation (6G) and beyond wireless networks.

  • Generative Learning for Wireless Communications

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Songyang Zhang + 2 more
    • English
    Generative learning (GL) has emerged as an essential tool for data processing and network optimization in the broad area of next-generation communication systems. Generative Learning for Wireless Communications: Fundamentals and Applications provides a comprehensive and systematic tutorial for applying generative learning models to wireless communications. It explains the core concepts of state-of-the-art generative learning models, including generative adversarial nets, variational autoencoder, and other advanced models, such as transformers and diffusion models, and then shows their application to specific areas in wireless communications.

  • Collaborative Learning for 6G Mobile Wireless Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • Houda Hafi + 2 more
    • English
    Collaborative Learning for 6G Mobile Wireless Networks gives a comprehensive introduction to the topic and its potential role in the development of 6G by explaining principles and presenting methods, algorithms, and uses cases. To achieve 6G’s vision of intelligent and autonomous networks capable of self-optimization, self-healing, and context-aware adaptation, there is a need to develop advanced algorithms and frameworks to enable network elements to perceive, reason, and act autonomously in dynamic and unpredictable environments. However, traditional machine learning methods rely on centralized data collection and processing, making it a limitation for large-scale applications.Collabo... learning, as an emerging distributed approach, offers a powerful framework for harnessing the collective intelligence of distributed data sources while addressing key challenges such as privacy and security.

  • Massive MIMO in Practice

    From 5G to 6G
    • 2nd Edition
    • Henrik Asplund + 12 more
    • English
    Massive MIMO in Practice: From 5G to 6G (2nd edition of the previously titled Advanced Antenna Systems for 5G Network Deployments: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice) provides a theoretical introduction to Massive MIMO as well as presenting how it can meet network performance requirements for commercial deployment.This new edition will provide a thorough understanding of:array antennas and how they can be used for beamforming, null-forming, and support for MIMO features;Massive MIMO features and how they work, with a particular focus on mobile networks and the specifics relevant for mobile network operation, for example, characteristics of the radio channel in different environment and how Massive MIMO solutions adapt to these;a detailed walk-through of the 3GPP physical layer support for Massive MIMO solutions, the background for this support, and how it can be used in mobile networks;explanation... of what performance can be achieved in commercially deployed mobile networks for: different antenna configurations, different Massive MIMO features, and different network deployment environments;regulat... aspects which are new and specific to Massive MIMO operation; and product architecture and implementation aspects that provide cost efficient and flexible operation.New to this edition More detail on the practical use of Massive MIMO in commercial mobile networks, specifically how to choose solutions, including antenna configuration and suitable Massive MIMO features, for cost efficient operation depending on traffic and environmental conditionsA new chapter on how to put the complete Massive MIMO solution together: hardware solutions, features and use of spectrum, particularly the different use of TDD, FDD, and mm-waveOutlines promising Massive MIMO solutions to be deployed in the futureInclusion of 3GPP’s Rel. 17 and Rel. 18 updatesRecent regulatory issues of high general interestPractical aspects of network planning, deployment, and operationExamples of other applications of Massive MIMO: satellites, drones, and FWAOutlines the path Massive MIMO can play to achieving 6G

  • Cellular IoT

    From 5G to 5G Advanced
    • 1st Edition
    • Olof Liberg + 6 more
    • English
    Cellular IoT: From 5G to 5G Advanced gives an accessible and insightful explanation of 5G IoT technologies and standards. After an introduction to 5G and 5G Advanced, this book in detail goes through the 5G features that are vital for the support of IoT use cases. It describes how the 5G New Radio (NR) access technology has been adapted to provide cost- and energy-efficient connectivity for massive IoT and broadband IoT, as well as providing high data rates, ultra-reliability, and low latency to support immersive experience and time-critical communications. This book also discusses adaptations to support satellite communication, the future of massive IoT and how 3GPP is about to extend its support to near zero-energy and low-complexity devices and use cases. These forward-looking features will help evolve 5G and 5G Advanced toward realizing 6G visions such as a connected, sustainable, digitalized, and programmable physical world.

  • Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Systems Architecture and Design

    • 2nd Edition
    • Wim Rouwet
    • English
    Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Systems Architecture and Design, 2nd edition, gives a jump start to engineers developing O-RAN hardware and software systems, providing a top-down approach to O-RAN systems design from an author with a silicon, software, and system background. It gives an introduction into why wireless systems look the way they do today before introducing relevant O-RAN and 3GPP standards. The remainder of the book discusses hardware and software aspects of O-RAN system design, including dimensioning and performance targets, and some practical use case examples that include 5G advanced topics. This edition includes comprehensive updates in key areas such as postquantum security and radio unit design. Additionally, it addresses emerging 5G advanced topics, including Industrial & URLLC, nonterrestrial networking, the role of artificial intelligence, 5G reduced capabilities for IoT, and self-organizing networks.

  • 5G/5G-Advanced Networks

    Planning, Design, and Optimization
    • 2nd Edition
    • Christofer Larsson
    • English
    5G/5G Advanced Networks: Planning, Design and Optimization, 2nd edition, presents practical methods and algorithms for the design of 5G/5G Advanced Networks, covering topics that range from network resilience to how streaming data analytics can be used in network orchestration and slice optimization. The book addresses 5G optimization issues that are data driven, high dimensional and clustered The new edition is extensively revised and updated with 5 new chapters: - Information theory applied to design targets and performance limits - 5G+radio interface and radio planning - Heavy traffic analysis - Network slicing - Machine learning methods for offline analytics This new edition now gives a broad and complete foundation in network optimization techniques for all subsystems of the cellular network by: - Showing how to optimize networks end-to-end, including dependencies between subsystems - Presenting network tuning methods to improve capacity, service quality, energy efficiency, and resilience – in relation to cost - Presenting designs of network slices with multi-objective performance targets The new edition also includes new practical hints sections that show algorithm implementation (end-to-end and unit testing), solution validation, bench-marking, potential pitfalls, the use of open-source software, illustration of code objects with examples in Python. 5G/5G Advanced Networks: Planning, Design and Optimization, 2nd edition, is an invaluable resource for telecom operators and service providers, university researchers, graduate students and network planners interested in practical methods for optimizing networks for large performance improvements and cost savings.

  • Explainable AI for Communications and Networking

    Toward Responsible Automation
    • 1st Edition
    • Hatim Chergui + 2 more
    • English
    Explainable AI for Communications and Networking: Toward Responsible Automation gives a tour into the realm of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and its impact on transparent and autonomous communication networks. The book equips readers from diverse backgrounds in communications and networking with a variety of XAI tools, metrics and frameworks to demystify AI systems through graphical taxonomies and mathematical formulations, which are further enriched with code snippets. The book also examines XAI implementation in wireless communications, network management, generative AI for telecom and cybersecurity, before presenting practical use-cases emanating from an industry perspective. Finally, the regulatory, ethical, and legal implications of XAI in telecommunications are reviewed, before concluding with key challenges and takeaways.

  • The Core Network for 5G Advanced

    • 2nd Edition
    • Stefan Rommer + 5 more
    • English
    The Core Network for 5G Advanced, Second Edition covers up to the 3GPP release 17 & 18 which includes the core network for 5G Advanced as well as a large number of new features added by 3GPP to expand the initial 5G Core specifications in rel-15/16. This new release includes A complete update to reflect developments in Releases 17 and 18, along with new chapters on Service Exposure, non-3GPP access, 3GPP access for new use cases, Edge computing, Industry and Enterprise features, Regulatory services and Network automation and AI/ML, an overview of the 5G Core Architecture, and much more.Examples of 5G network deployment options for different use cases are also included. Written by authors who are heavily involved in the development of 5G standards, and who have written several successful books on 4G and 5G Core Networks, this book provides an authoritative reference on the technologies and standards of the 3GPP 5G Core network.

  • Machine Learning for Low-Latency Communications

    • 1st Edition
    • Yong Zhou + 4 more
    • English
    Machine Learning for Low-Latency Communications presents the principles and practice of various deep learning methodologies for mitigating three critical latency components: access latency, transmission latency, and processing latency. In particular, the book develops learning to estimate methods via algorithm unrolling and multiarmed bandit for reducing access latency by enlarging the number of concurrent transmissions with the same pilot length. Task-oriented learning to compress methods based on information bottleneck are given to reduce the transmission latency via avoiding unnecessary data transmission.Lastly, three learning to optimize methods for processing latency reduction are given which leverage graph neural networks, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and domain knowledge. Low-latency communications attracts considerable attention from both academia and industry, given its potential to support various emerging applications such as industry automation, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality and telesurgery. Despite the great promise, achieving low-latency communications is critically challenging. Supporting massive connectivity incurs long access latency, while transmitting high-volume data leads to substantial transmission latency.

  • TinyML for Edge Intelligence in IoT and LPWAN Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • Bharat S Chaudhari + 3 more
    • English
    TinyML for Edge Intelligence in IoT and LPWAN Networks presents the evolution, developments, and advances in TinyML as applied to the Internet of Things (IoT) and low-power wide area networks (LPWANs). It starts by providing the foundations of IoT/LPWANs, low-power embedded systems and hardware, the role of AI and machine learning in communication networks in general, and cloud/edge intelligence. It then presents the concepts, methods, algorithms, and tools of TinyML. Practical applications of TinyML are given from the healthcare and industrial sectors, providing practical guidance on the design of applications and the selection of appropriate technologies.

  • Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Systems Architecture and Design

    • 1st Edition
    • Wim Rouwet
    • English
    Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Systems Architecture and Design gives a jump-start to engineers developing O-RAN hardware and software systems, providing a top-down approach to O-RAN systems design. It gives an introduction into why wireless systems look the way they do today before introducing relevant O-RAN and 3GPP standards. The remainder of the book discusses hardware and software aspects of O-RAN system design, including dimensioning and performance targets.

  • Delay-Doppler Communications

    Principles and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Yi Hong + 2 more
    • English
    Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has been the waveform of choice for most wireless communications systems in the past 25 years. This book addresses the “what comes next?” question by presenting the recently proposed waveform known as Orthogonal Time-Frequency-Space (OTFS), which offers a better alternative for high-mobility environments. The OTFS waveform is based on the idea that the mobile wireless channels can be effectively modelled in the delay-Doppler domain. This domain provides a sparse representation closely resembling the physical geometry of the wireless channel. The key physical parameters such as relative velocity and distance of the reflectors with respect to the receiver can be considered roughly invariant in the duration of a frame up to a few milliseconds. This enables the information symbols encoded in the delay-Doppler domain to experience a flat fading channel even when they are affected by multiple Doppler shifts present in high-mobility environments. Delay-Doppler Communications: Principles and Applications covers the fundamental concepts and the underlying principles of delay-Doppler communications. Readers familiar with OFDM will be able to quickly understand the key differences in delay-Doppler domain waveforms that can overcome some of the challenges of high-mobility communications. For the broader readership with a basic knowledge of wireless communications principles, the book provides sufficient background to be self-contained. The book provides a general overview of future research directions and discusses a range of applications of delay-Doppler domain signal processing.

  • Intelligent Sensing and Communications for Internet of Everything

    • 1st Edition
    • Zhengyu Zhu + 2 more
    • English
    Intelligent Sensing and Communications for Internet of Everything introduces three application scenarios of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), large-scale machine connection (mMTC) and ultra reliable low latency communication (URLLC). A new communication model, namely backscatter communication (BackCom), intelligent reflector surface (IRS) and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in Internet of Everything (IoE), is described in detail. Also focusing on millimeter wave, the book discusses the potential application of terahertz 6G network spectrum in the Internet of Things (IoT). Finally, the applications of IoE network in big data, artificial intelligence (AI) technology and fog/edge computing technology are proposed.

  • 5G NR

    The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology
    • 2nd Edition
    • Erik Dahlman + 2 more
    • English
    5G NR: The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology, Second Edition, follows the authors' highly celebrated books on 3G and 4G and provides a new level of insight into 5G NR. After background discussion of 5G, including requirements, spectrum aspects, and the standardization timeline, all technology features of the first phase of NR are described in detail. The book covers the NR physical-layer structure and higher-layer protocols, RF and spectrum aspects, and co-existence and interworking with LTE. The book provides a good foundation in NR and different NR technology components, giving insight into why a certain solution has been selected.This second edition is updated to reflect the latest developments in Release 16 and includes brand new chapters on: NR in unlicensed spectrum; NR-U in Rel-16; IAB; V2X and sidelink in Rel-16; industrial IoT; IIoT and referring to the URLLC enhancements for PDCCH; RIM/CL; and positioning. Also included are the key radio-related requirements of NR; design principles; technical features of basic NR transmission structure—showing where it was inherited from LTE, where it deviates from it, and the reasons why— NR multi-antenna transmission functionality; detailed description of the signals and functionality of the initial NR access, including signals for synchronization and system information; random access and paging; LTE/NR co-existence in the same spectrum and the benefits of their interworking as one system; and different aspects of mobility in NR. RF requirements for NR are described for BS and UE, the legacy bands, and for the new mm-wave bands.

  • Computing in Communication Networks

    From Theory to Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Frank H. P. Fitzek + 2 more
    • English
    Computing in Communication Networks: From Theory to Practice provides comprehensive details and practical implementation tactics on the novel concepts and enabling technologies at the core of the paradigm shift from store and forward (dumb) to compute and forward (intelligent) in future communication networks and systems. The book explains how to create virtualized large scale testbeds using well-established open source software, such as Mininet and Docker. It shows how and where to place disruptive techniques, such as machine learning, compressed sensing, or network coding in a newly built testbed. In addition, it presents a comprehensive overview of current standardization activities. Specific chapters explore upcoming communication networks that support verticals in transportation, industry, construction, agriculture, health care and energy grids, underlying concepts, such as network slicing and mobile edge cloud, enabling technologies, such as SDN/NFV/ ICN, disruptive innovations, such as network coding, compressed sensing and machine learning, how to build a virtualized network infrastructure testbed on one’s own computer, and more.

  • Energy Efficient Design of Wireless Sensor Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • Nouha Sghaier + 1 more
    • English
    Energy Efficient Design of Wireless Sensor Networks explores how to optimize energy supply in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), which is more complex than in conventional wired networks because it involves not only reducing the energy consumption of a single sensor node, but also maximizing the lifetime of an entire network. The book focuses on mobile wireless sensor networks characterized by poor connectivity, examining ways to exploit the mobility of nodes to optimize their energy consumption and maximize the lifetime of the entire network on two main levels, the neighbor's discovery phase and data transfer methods.

  • Cellular Internet of Things

    From Massive Deployments to Critical 5G Applications
    • 2nd Edition
    • Olof Liberg + 5 more
    • English
    Cellular Internet of Things: From Massive Deployments to Critical 5G Applications, Second Edition, gives insights into the recent and rapid work performed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the Multefire Alliance (MFA) to develop systems for the Cellular IoT. Beyond the technologies, readers will learn what the mMTC and cMTC market segments look like, deployment options and expected performance in terms of system capacity, expected battery lifetime, data throughput, access delay time and device cost, regulations for operation in unlicensed frequency bands, and how they impact system design and performance. This new edition contains updated content on the latest EC-GSM IoT, LTE-M and NB-IoT features in 3GPP Release 15, critical communication, i.e. URLLC, specified in 3GPP Release 15 for both LTE and NR, LTE-M and NB-IoT for unlicensed frequency bands specified in the Multefire Alliance (MFA), and an updated outlook of what the future holds in Industrial IoT and drone communications, amongst other topics.

  • 5G Networks

    Planning, Design and Optimization
    • 1st Edition
    • Christofer Larsson
    • English
    5G Networks: Planning, Design and Optimization presents practical methods and algorithms for the design of 5G Networks, covering issues ranging from network resilience to how Big Data analytics can used in network design optimization. The book addresses 5G optimization issues that are data driven, high dimensional and clustered. The reader will learn: 5G concepts, how they are linked and their effect on the architecture of a 5G network Models of 5G at a network level, including economic aspects of operating a network The economic implications of scale and service diversity, and the incentive for optimal design and operational strategies Network topologies from a transport to a cloud perspective Theoretic foundations for network design and network optimization Algorithms for practical design and optimization of 5G subsystems based on live network projects Efficient Bayesian methods for network analytics The trade-off and multi-objective character of QoS management and cost saving Practical traffic and resilience measurement and QoS supervision Frameworks for performance analytics and network control This book will be an invaluable resource for telecom operators and service providers, university researchers, graduate students and network planners interested in practical methods for optimizing networks for large performance improvements and cost savings. Christofer Larsson works as an independent researcher and consultant in network design traffic engineering, network performance evaluation and optimization.

  • Resource Efficient LDPC Decoders

    From Algorithms to Hardware Architectures
    • 1st Edition
    • Vikram Arkalgud Chandrasetty + 1 more
    • English
    This book takes a practical hands-on approach to developing low complexity algorithms and transforming them into working hardware. It follows a complete design approach – from algorithms to hardware architectures - and addresses some of the challenges associated with their design, providing insight into implementing innovative architectures based on low complexity algorithms.The reader will learn: Modern techniques to design, model and analyze low complexity LDPC algorithms as well as their hardware implementation How to reduce computational complexity and power consumption using computer aided design techniques All aspects of the design spectrum from algorithms to hardware implementation and performance trade-offs

  • Compressed Sensing in Li-Fi and Wi-Fi Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • Malek Benslama + 1 more
    • English
    Compressed Sensing in Li-Fi and Wi-Fi Networks features coverage of the first applications in optical telecommunications and wireless. After extensive development of basic theory, many techniques are presented, such as non-asymptotic analysis of random matrices, adaptive detection, greedy algorithms, and the use of graphical models. The book can be used as a comprehensive manual for teaching and research in courses covering advanced signal processing, efficient data processing algorithms, and telecommunications. After a thorough review of the basic theory of compressed sensing, many mathematical techniques are presented, including advanced signal modeling, Nyquist sub-sampling of analog signals, the non-asymptotic analysis of random matrices, adaptive detection, greedy algorithms, and the use of graphical models.

  • Cellular Internet of Things

    Technologies, Standards, and Performance
    • 1st Edition
    • Olof Liberg + 4 more
    • English
    Cellular Internet of Things: Technologies, Standards and Performance gives insight into the recent work performed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to develop systems for the Cellular Internet of Things. It presents both the design of the new Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology and how GSM and LTE have evolved to provide Cellular Internet of Things services. The criteria used for the design and objectives of the standardization work are explained, and the technical details and performance of each technology is presented. This book discusses the overall competitive landscape for providing wireless connectivity, also introducing the most promising technologies in the market. Users will learn how cellular systems work and how they can be designed to cater to challenging new requirements that are emerging in the telecom industry, what the physical layers and procedures in idle and connected mode look like in EC-GSM-IoT, LTE-M, and NB-IoT, and what the expected performance of these new systems is in terms of expected coverage, battery lifetime, data throughput, access delay time and device cost. Learn: How cellular systems work, and how they can be designed to cater for challenging new requirements emerging in the telecom industry. How the physical layers and the procedures in idle and connected mode look like in EC-GSM-IoT, LTE-M, and NB-IoT. What the expected performance of these new systems is in terms of expected coverage, battery lifetime, data throughput, access delay time, and device cost. How the Low-Power-Wide-Area IoT market segment looks like and how different available solutions compare in terms of performance and compatibility with already existing radio networks. What system capacity and network level performance can be achieved when deploying these new systems, and in addition what deployment options are possible.

  • Building Wireless Sensor Networks

    Application to Routing and Data Diffusion
    • 1st Edition
    • Smain Femmam
    • English
    Building Wireless Sensor Networks: Application to Routing and Data Diffusion discusses challenges involved in securing routing in wireless sensor networks with new hybrid topologies. An analysis of the security of real time data diffusion—a protocol for routing in wireless sensor networks—is provided, along with various possible attacks and possible countermeasures. Different applications are introduced, and new topologies are developed. Topics include audio video bridging (AVB) switched Ethernet, which uses the representation of a network of wireless sensors by a grayscale image to construct routing protocols, thereby minimizing energy consumption and data sharing in vehicular ad-hoc networks. Existing wireless networks aim to provide communication services between vehicles by enabling the vehicular networks to support wide range applications. New topologies are proposed first, based on the graphiton models, then the wireless sensor networks (WSN) based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard (ZigBee sensors, and finally the Pancake graphs as an alternative to the Hypercube for interconnecting processors in parallel computer networks.

  • RCS Synthesis for Chipless RFID

    Theory and Design
    • 1st Edition
    • Olivier Rance + 3 more
    • English
    The considerable growth of RFID is currently accompanied by the development of numerous identification technologies that complement those already available while seeking to answer new problems. Chipless RFID is one example.The goal is to both significantly reduce the price of the tag and increase the amount of information it contains, in order to compete with the barcode while retaining the benefits of a flexible reading approach based on radio communication.To solve the problem of the number of bits, this book describes the possibility of coding the information at the level of the overall shape of the RCS of the tag, which would facilitate reaching very large quantities. The design of the tags then returns to the resolution of the inverse problem of the electromagnetic signature. The proposed design methodology regularizes the problem by decomposing the signature on a basis of elementary patterns whose signature is chosen in advance.

  • Orthogonal Waveforms and Filter Banks for Future Communication Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Markku Renfors + 3 more
    • English
    Orthogonal Waveforms and Filter Banks for Future Communication Systems provides an up-to-date account of orthogonal filter bank-based multicarrier (FBMC) systems and their applications in modern and future communications, highlighting the crucial role that advanced multicarrier waveforms play. It is an up-to-date overview of the theory, algorithms, design and applications of FBMC systems at both the link- and system levels that demonstrates the various gains offered by FBMC over existing transmission schemes via both simulation and test bed experiments. Readers will learn the requirements and challenges of advanced waveform design for future communication systems, existing FBMC approaches, application areas, and their implementation. In addition, the state-of-the-art in PHY- and MAC-layer solutions based on FBMC techniques, including theoretical, algorithmic and implementation aspects are explored.

  • Wireless Public Safety Networks 3

    Applications and Uses
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel Camara + 1 more
    • English
    This third volume of the Wireless Public Safety Networks series explores new tendencies in the Public Safety Networks (PSNs) field, highlighting real-use cases and applications that can be used by practitioners to help victims in the case of danger. Wireless Public Safety Networks 3: Applications and Uses explores, from the communication point of view, how teams can interact with and use new technologies and tools. These technologies can have a huge impact in the field of disaster management and greatly improve the efficiency of teams handling emergency situations.This volume of the series covers themes as varied as emergency alert systems, the organization of aerial platforms and the use of smartphones to detect earthquakes and to help in the resolution of kidnappings.

  • Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • 1st Edition
    • Youcef Touati + 2 more
    • English
    Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks discusses this unavoidable issue in the application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). To guarantee efficiency and durability in a network, the science must go beyond hardware solutions and seek alternative software solutions that allow for better data control from the source to delivery. Data transfer must obey different routing protocols, depending on the application type and network architecture. The correct protocol should allow for fluid information flow, as well as optimizing power consumption and resources – a challenge faced by dense networks. The topics covered in this book provide answers to these needs by introducing and exploring computer-based tools and protocol strategies for low power consumption and the implementation of routing mechanisms which include several levels of intervention, ranging from deployment to network operation.

  • mmWave Massive MIMO

    A Paradigm for 5G
    • 1st Edition
    • Shahid Mumtaz + 2 more
    • English
    mmWave Massive MIMO: A Paradigm for 5G is the first book of its kind to hinge together related discussions on mmWave and Massive MIMO under the umbrella of 5G networks. New networking scenarios are identified, along with fundamental design requirements for mmWave Massive MIMO networks from an architectural and practical perspective. Working towards final deployment, this book updates the research community on the current mmWave Massive MIMO roadmap, taking into account the future emerging technologies emanating from 3GPP/IEEE. The book's editors draw on their vast experience in international research on the forefront of the mmWave Massive MIMO research arena and standardization. This book aims to talk openly about the topic, and will serve as a useful reference not only for postgraduates students to learn more on this evolving field, but also as inspiration for mobile communication researchers who want to make further innovative strides in the field to mark their legacy in the 5G arena.

  • Hacking Wireless Access Points

    Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking
    • 1st Edition
    • Jennifer Kurtz
    • English
    Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking provides readers with a deeper understanding of the hacking threats that exist with mobile phones, laptops, routers, and navigation systems. In addition, applications for Bluetooth and near field communication (NFC) technology continue to multiply, with athletic shoes, heart rate monitors, fitness sensors, cameras, printers, headsets, fitness trackers, household appliances, and the number and types of wireless devices all continuing to increase dramatically. The book demonstrates a variety of ways that these vulnerabilities can be—and have been—exploited, and how the unfortunate consequences of such exploitations can be mitigated through the responsible use of technology.

  • Academic Press Library in Mobile and Wireless Communications

    Transmission Techniques for Digital Communications
    • 1st Edition
    • Ezio Biglieri + 2 more
    • English
    This book, edited and authored by world leading experts, gives a review of the principles, methods and techniques of important and emerging research topics and technologies in wireless communications and transmission techniques. The reader will: Quickly grasp a new area of research Understand the underlying principles of a topic and its application Ascertain how a topic relates to other areas and learn of the research issues yet to be resolved

  • 4G, LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G

    • 3rd Edition
    • Erik Dahlman + 2 more
    • English
    The upcoming 5G specifications from 3GPP, to be available in 2018, will include LTE-Advanced Pro as well as a new 5G radio-access technology. This practical and very successful book, written by engineers working closely with 3GPP, gives insight into the newest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP, with detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in LTE, LTE-Advanced, and LTE-Advanced Pro, as well as providing a detailed description of the path to 5G and the associated underlying technologies. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the large extensions to LTE as introduced in 3GPP Releases 12 and 13 and the role of LTE in the upcoming 5G era. New to this edition includes updated content on: 4G and 5G Radio Access Spectrum for 4G and 5G Machine-Type Communication Device-to-Device Communication License-assisted Access Full-dimension MIMO Small-cell enhancements, eIMTA, FDD+TDD aggregation, dual connectivity Requirements on and general structure of 5G wireless access, addressing the existing and new usage scenarios for 5G Technical solutions for the new 5G radio-access technology The authors of this book all work at Ericsson Research and have been deeply involved in 3G and 4G development and standardization. They are leading experts in the field and are today actively contributing to the standardization of 4G and 5G within 3GPP.

  • Wireless Public Safety Networks 2

    A Systematic Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel Camara + 1 more
    • English
    Wireless Public Safety Networks, Volume Two: A Systematic Approach presents the latest advances in the wireless Public Safety Networks (PSNs) field, the networks established by authorities to either prepare the population for an eminent catastrophe, or those used for support during crisis and normalization phases. Maintaining communication capabilities in a disaster scenario is crucial for avoiding loss of lives and damages to property. This book examines past communication failures that have directly contributed to the loss of lives, giving readers in-depth discussions of the public networks that impact emergency management, covering social media, crowdsourcing techniques, wearable wireless sensors, moving-cells scenarios, mobility management protocols, 5G networks, broadband networks, data dissemination, and the resources of the frequency spectrum.

  • RFID and Wireless Sensors Using Ultra-Wideband Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • Angel Ramos + 3 more
    • English
    RFID and Wireless Sensors using Ultra-Wideband Technology explores how RFID-based technologies are becoming the first choice to realize the last (wireless) link in the chain between each element and the Internet due to their low cost and simplicity. Each day, more and more elements are being connected to the Internet of Things. In this book, ultra-wideband radio technology (in time domain) is exploited to realize this wireless link. Chipless, semi-passive and active RFID systems and wireless sensors and prototypes are proposed in terms of reader (setup and signal processing techniques) and tags (design, integration of sensors and performance). The authors include comprehensive theories, proposals of advanced techniques, and their implementation to help readers develop time-domain ultra-wideband radio technology for a variety of applications. This book is suitable for post-doctoral candidates, experienced researchers, and engineers developing RFID, tag antenna designs, chipless RFID, and sensor integration.

  • Deploying Wireless Sensor Networks

    Theory and Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Mustapha Reda Senouci + 1 more
    • English
    Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Practice for Deployment addresses WSNs deployment, a mandatory and critical step in the process of developing WSNs solutions for real-life applications. The authors address simple approaches to deploy static WSNs, then exploring more sophisticated approaches to deploy mobile WSNs. Featuring detailed investigations of deployment-related issues such as deployment cost, coverage, connectivity, sensors reliability, and harsh deployment environments, this book will equip you with the basics and an advanced view of both the theoretical and practical aspects, along with knowledge of the guidelines for WSNs deployment.

  • Microwave Wireless Communications

    From Transistor to System Level
    • 1st Edition
    • Antonio Raffo + 1 more
    • English
    To design and develop fast and effective microwave wireless systems today involves addressing the three different ‘levels’: Device, circuit, and system. This book presents the links and interactions between the three different levels rather than providing just a comprehensive coverage of one specific level. With the aim of overcoming the sectional knowledge of microwave engineers, this will be the first book focused on explaining how the three different levels interact by taking the reader on a journey through the different levels going from the theoretical background to the practical applications.

  • Meeting People via WiFi and Bluetooth

    • 1st Edition
    • Henry Dalziel + 1 more
    • English
    Meeting People via WiFi and Bluetooth will contain an overview of how to track people using Wireless 802.11 Radio Frequencies (Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth 802.15 Radio Frequencies. The content contained here came from research and materials originally presented at Defcon Wireless CTF Village in August 2015 entitled "Meeting People Via Wi-Fi". The book will go over the hardware and software needed in order to do this tracking, how to use these particular tools in order to do attribution, and tips for protecting yourself from being attributed via those signals.

  • Mobile Data Loss

    Threats and Countermeasures
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael T. Raggo
    • English
    The mobile threat landscape is evolving bringing about new forms of data loss. No longer can organizations rely on security policies designed during the PC era. Mobile is different and therefore requires a revised approach to countermeasures to mitigate data loss. Understanding these differences is fundamental to creating a new defense-in-depth strategy designed for mobile. Mobile Data Loss: Threats & Countermeasures reviews the mobile threat landscape using a hacker mind-set to outline risks and attack vectors that include malware, risky apps, operating system compromises, network attacks, and user behaviours. This provides the basis for then outlining countermeasures for defining a holistic mobile security methodology that encompasses proactive protections, response mechanisms, live monitoring, and incident response. Designing a comprehensive mobile security strategy is key. Mobile Data Loss: Threats & Countermeasures outlines the threats and strategies for protecting devices from a plethora of data loss vectors.

  • Digital Communications

    Courses and Exercises with Solutions
    • 1st Edition
    • Pierre Jarry + 1 more
    • English
    Digital communications plays an important role in numerical transmission systems due to the proliferation of radio beams, satellite, optic fibbers, radar, and mobile wireless systems. This book provides the fundamentals and basic design techniques of digital communications with an emphasis on the systems of telecommunication and the principles of baseband transmission. With a focus on examples and exercises, this book will prepare you with a practical and real-life treatment of communication problems.

  • Wireless Public Safety Networks Volume 1

    Overview and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel Câmara + 1 more
    • English
    Wireless Public Safety Networks, Volume One: Overview and Challenges presents the latest advances in the wireless Public Safety Networks (PSNs) field, the networks established by authorities to either prepare the population for an eminent catastrophe, or as support during crisis and normalization phases. Maintaining communication capabilities in a disaster scenario is crucial for avoiding loss of lives and damages to property. Wireless Public Safety Networks examines past communication failures that have directly contributed to the loss of lives. This book will give readers a broad view of the PSNs field, analyzing the benefits PSNs may bring to society, the main challenges related to the establishment and maintenance of these networks, the latest advancements in the field, and future perspectives.

  • A Study of Black Hole Attack Solutions

    On AODV Routing Protocol in MANET
    • 1st Edition
    • Iraj Sadegh Amiri + 2 more
    • English
    Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are a popular form of network for data transfer due to the fact that they are dynamic, require no fixed infrastructure, and are scalable. However, MANETs are particularly susceptible to several different types of widely perpetrated cyberattack. One of the most common hacks aimed at MANETs is the Black Hole attack, in which a particular node within the network displays itself as having the shortest path for the node whose packets it wants to intercept. Once the packets are drawn to the Black Hole, they are then dropped instead of relayed, and the communication of the MANET is thereby disrupted, without knowledge of the other nodes in the network. Due to the sophistication of the Black Hole attack, there has been a lot of research conducted on how to detect it and prevent it. The authors of this short format title provide their research results on providing an effective solution to Black Hole attacks, including introduction of new MANET routing protocols that can be implemented in order to improve detection accuracy and network parameters such as total dropped packets, end-to-end delay, packet delivery ratio, and routing request overhead.

  • Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

    Monitoring, Control and Automation
    • 1st Edition
    • R Budampati + 1 more
    • English
    Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks: Monitoring, Control and Automation explores the explosive growth that has occurred in the use of wireless sensor networks in a variety of applications during the last few years. As wireless technology can reduce costs, increase productivity, and ease maintenance, the book looks at the progress in standardization efforts regarding reliability, security, performance, power consumption, and integration. Early sections of the book discuss issues such as media access control (MAC), antenna design and site survey, energy harvesting, and explosion-proof design. Subsequent sections present WSN standards, including ISA100, ZigBee™, Wifi™, WirelessHART™ and 6loWPAN, and the applications of WSNs in the oil and gas, chemical, food, and nuclear power industries.

  • Understanding Satellite Navigation

    • 1st Edition
    • Rajat Acharya
    • English
    This book explains the basic principles of satellite navigation technology with the bare minimum of mathematics and without complex equations. It helps you to conceptualize the underlying theory from first principles, building up your knowledge gradually using practical demonstrations and worked examples. A full range of MATLAB simulations is used to visualize concepts and solve problems, allowing you to see what happens to signals and systems with different configurations. Implementation and applications are discussed, along with some special topics such as Kalman Filter and Ionosphere. With this book you will learn: How a satellite navigation system works How to improve your efficiency when working with a satellite navigation system How to use MATLAB for simulation, helping to visualize concepts Various possible implementation approaches for the technologyThe most significant applications of satellite navigation systems

  • Data Communication Systems and Their Performance

    Proceedings of the IFIP TC6 Fourth International Conference on Data Communication Systems and Their Performance, Barcelona, Spain, 20-22 June, 1990
    • 1st Edition
    • G. Pujolle + 1 more
    • English
    The research papers in this volume describe recent, original developments in techniques, tools and applications in the area of communication system performance. Involved in the project are researchers from the world's leading universities, research institutes and companies.

  • Internet of Things

    • 1st Edition
    • Jan Holler + 5 more
    • English
    This book outlines the background and overall vision for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and services, including major standards. Key technologies are described, and include everything from physical instrumentation of devices to the cloud infrastructures used to collect data. Also included is how to derive information and knowledge, and how to integrate it into enterprise processes, as well as system architectures and regulatory requirements. Real-world service use case studies provide the hands-on knowledge needed to successfully develop and implement M2M and IoT technologies sustainably and profitably. Finally, the future vision for M2M technologies is described, including prospective changes in relevant standards. This book is written by experts in the technology and business aspects of Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things, and who have experience in implementing solutions.

  • Academic Press Library in Biomedical Applications of Mobile and Wireless Communications: Wireless UWB Body Area Networks

    Using the IEEE802.15.4-2011
    • 1st Edition
    • Matti Hamalainen
    • Lorenzo Mucchi
    • English
    Wireless sensor and body area networks (WSN and WBAN respectively) have been seen as a future way to monitor humans’ psycho-physiological signs remotely. There are a number of standards that could be used for building WBAN sytems. However, wireless UWB networks based on IEEE 802.15.4a offer the advantages of a large frequency range and low power spectral density, making it suitable for both WSNs and WBANs used for medical applications. The technology has matured sufficiently that it can be used to develop products for the marketplace. This book presents how the IEEE802.15.4-2011 (former IEEE802.15.4a) can be used in wireless body area networks (WBAN) for healthcare and welfare related applications. It gives a short overview on the IEEE802.15.4 family and then gives details of IEEE802.15.4-2011 based solutions.

  • Co-operative and Energy Efficient Body Area and Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Akram Alomainy + 3 more
    • English
    With the advances in small and low-cost radio transceivers and RF front-ends development, the possibility of applying ubiquitous and non-invasive sensors integrated into user’s daily clothing and living activities seems more feasible. The ability to share data increases the usefulness of personal information devices, providing features not possible with independent isolated devices. Current wireless sensor solutions are limited in that they do not provide the means to overcome obstacles and shadowing of propagating radio waves. Thus for reliable communications an increase in power consumption is required, reducing battery life. This book addresses the limitations outlined above by designing efficient and compact antenna systems. These systems will be cooperative and also aware of the surrounding environment and neighboring units, providing efficient and low power wireless connectivity for personal area network (PAN) and body area network (BAN) applications.

  • Speech Enhancement

    A Signal Subspace Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Jacob Benesty + 3 more
    • English
    Speech enhancement is a classical problem in signal processing, yet still largely unsolved. Two of the conventional approaches for solving this problem are linear filtering, like the classical Wiener filter, and subspace methods. These approaches have traditionally been treated as different classes of methods and have been introduced in somewhat different contexts. Linear filtering methods originate in stochastic processes, while subspace methods have largely been based on developments in numerical linear algebra and matrix approximation theory. This book bridges the gap between these two classes of methods by showing how the ideas behind subspace methods can be incorporated into traditional linear filtering. In the context of subspace methods, the enhancement problem can then be seen as a classical linear filter design problem. This means that various solutions can more easily be compared and their performance bounded and assessed in terms of noise reduction and speech distortion. The book shows how various filter designs can be obtained in this framework, including the maximum SNR, Wiener, LCMV, and MVDR filters, and how these can be applied in various contexts, like in single-channel and multichannel speech enhancement, and in both the time and frequency domains.

  • LTE-Advanced

    A Practical Systems Approach to Understanding 3GPP LTE Releases 10 and 11 Radio Access Technologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Sassan Ahmadi
    • English
    LTE-Advanced: A Practical Systems Approach to Understanding 3GPP LTE Releases 10 and 11 Radio Access Technologies is an in-depth, systematic and structured technical reference on 3GPP's LTE-Advanced (Releases 10 and 11), covering theory, technology and implementation, written by an author who has been involved in the inception and development of these technologies for over 20 years. The book not only describes the operation of individual components, but also shows how they fit into the overall system and operate from a systems perspective. Uniquely, this book gives in-depth information on upper protocol layers, implementation and deployment issues, and services, making it suitable for engineers who are implementing the technology into future products and services. Reflecting the author's 25 plus years of experience in signal processing and communication system design, this book is ideal for professional engineers, researchers, and graduate students working in cellular communication systems, radio air-interface technologies, cellular communications protocols, advanced radio access technologies for beyond 4G systems, and broadband cellular standards.

  • 4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband

    • 2nd Edition
    • Erik Dahlman + 2 more
    • English
    This book focuses on LTE with full updates including LTE-Advanced (Release-11) to provide a complete picture of the LTE system. Detailed explanations are given for the latest LTE standards for radio interface architecture, the physical layer, access procedures, broadcast, relaying, spectrum and RF characteristics, and system performance. Key technologies presented include multi-carrier transmission, advanced single-carrier transmission, advanced receivers, OFDM, MIMO and adaptive antenna solutions, radio resource management and protocols, and different radio network architectures. Their role and use in the context of mobile broadband access in general is explained, giving both a high-level overview and more detailed step-by-step explanations. This book is a must-have resource for engineers and other professionals in the telecommunications industry, working with cellular or wireless broadband technologies, giving an understanding of how to utilize the new technology in order to stay ahead of the competition. New to this edition: In-depth description of CoMP and enhanced multi-antenna transmission including new reference-signal structures and feedback mechanisms Detailed description of the support for heterogeneous deployments provided by the latest 3GPP release Detailed description of new enhanced downlink control-channel structure (EPDDCH) New RF configurations including operation in non-contiguous spectrum, multi-bands base stations and new frequency bands Overview of 5G as a set of well-integrated radio-access technologies, including support for higher frequency bands and flexible spectrum management, massive antenna configurations, and ultra-dense deployments

  • Advances in Analog and RF IC Design for Wireless Communication Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Gabriele Manganaro + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in Analog and RF IC Design for Wireless Communication Systems gives technical introductions to the latest and most significant topics in the area of circuit design of analog/RF ICs for wireless communication systems, emphasizing wireless infrastructure rather than handsets. The book ranges from very high performance circuits for complex wireless infrastructure systems to selected highly integrated systems for handsets and mobile devices. Coverage includes power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, modulators, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and even single-chip radios. This book offers a quick grasp of emerging research topics in RF integrated circuit design and their potential applications, with brief introductions to key topics followed by references to specialist papers for further reading. All of the chapters, compiled by editors well known in their field, have been authored by renowned experts in the subject. Each includes a complete introduction, followed by the relevant most significant and recent results on the topic at hand. This book gives researchers in industry and universities a quick grasp of the most important developments in analog and RF integrated circuit design.