For developers in telecommunications and graduate students, Wu (computer science and engineering, Florida Atlantic University) compiles 47 essays on new methods and common issues in three connected, yet not often linked, fields: sensor networks, ad hoc wireless networks, and peer-to-peer networks, which combined are called SAP networks. Written by an international and broad group of contributors from universities, research centers, and corporations, the contributions cover theoretic and algorithmic methods used in optimization, computational geometry, graph theory, and combinatorics; protocol security and privacy; scalability design; distributed and localized solutions; data management; operating systems and middleware support; power control systems and design; applications; and performance and simulations. Distributed by CRC. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The availability of cheaper, faster, and more reliable electronic components has stimulated important advances in computing and communication technologies. Theoretical and algorithmic approaches that address key issues in sensor networks, ad hoc wireless networks, and peer-to-peer networks play a central role in the development of emerging network paradigms. Filling the need for a comprehensive reference on recent developments, Handbook on Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects of Sensor, Ad Hoc Wireless, and Peer-to-Peer Networks explores two questions: What are the central technical issues in these SAP networks? What are the possible solutions/tools available to address these issues?
The editor brings together information from different research disciplines to initiate a comprehensive technical discussion on theoretical and algorithmic approaches to three related fields: sensor networks, ad hoc wireless networks, and peer-to-peer networks. With chapters written by authorities from Motorola, Bell Lab, and Honeywell, the book examines the theoretical and algorithmic aspects of recent developments and highlights future research challenges. The book's coverage includes theoretical and algorithmic methods and tools such as optimization, computational geometry, graph theory, and combinatorics. Although many books have emerged recently in this area, none of them address all three fields in terms of common issues.
