Wireless Ad Hoc Networking (Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications)
The rapid progress of mobile, wireless communication and embedded micro-sensing MEMS technologies has brought about the rise of pervasive computing. Wireless local-area networks (WLANs) and wireless personal-area networks (WPANs) are now common tools for many people, and it is predicted that wearable sensor networks will greatly improve everyday life as we know it. By integrating these technologies into a pervasive system, we can access information and use computing resources anytime, anywhere,...
If you are a virtualization architect, engineer, or administrator who wants to leverage Hyper-V to create virtual networks (virtual data centers), this is the book for you. Prior knowledge of Hyper-V or a similar solution and a good understanding of the end goals of creating a virtual network is required.
3g Evolution
by Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, and Per Beming
This very up-to-date and practical book, written by engineers working closely in 3GPP, gives insight into the newest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP, with detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in HSPA and LTE. The key technologies presented include multi-carrier transmission, advanced single-carrier transmission, advanced receivers, OFDM, MIMO and adaptive antenna solutions, advanced radio resource management and protocols, and different radio...
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Technologies for E-Services held in September 2005. The nine revised full papers presented together with one keynote article were carefully reviewed and selected from forty submissions for inclusion in the book. Their common purpose is to identify the technical issues, models and infrastructures that enable enterprises to provide e-services to other businesses and individual customers.
With hundreds of thousands of mobile apps available today, your app needs to capture a user's interest within minutes - and sometimes even sooner. This practical guide teaches you the core principles for designing effective mobile user interfaces, and helps you get started by providing more than 40 proven UI patterns for mobile websites and applications. You'll find patterns for using gesture and sound, patterns that apply to touch and scroll-and-select devices, and some patterns that have diffe...
For Internet and Network Security courses.This up-to-date examination of computer and corporate security in the business setting fills the critical need for security education. Its comprehensive, balanced, and well-organized presentation emphasizes implementing security within corporations using existing commercial software and provides coverage of all major security issues.
Get mobility, speed, simplicity and lower cost of ownership from wireless LANsFind out about the new standards, products, and broadband options that make wireless networks as fast and reliable as wired ones. You'll learn what they're good at, how to operate them, and what to buy in "Deploying Wireless LANs. Gil Held, the author of over 20 top-selling jargon-free tech guides, clearly and thoroughly explains how to plan and build wireless LANs capable of supporting mobile devices and applications....
Investigation of Noise Coupling into Interface Cables on Personal Computers
by A. Bloor
This book concerns peer-to-peer applications and mechanisms operating on the Internet, particularly those that are not fully automated and involve significant human interaction. So, the realm of interest is the intersection of distributed systems and online social networking. Generally, simple models are described to clarify the ideas. Beginning with short overviews of caching, graph theory and game theory, we cover the basic ideas of structured and unstructured search. We then describe a simple...
i-Net+ Certification Study Guide (Certification Press)
Prove your Internet savvy with i-Net+ certificationWith e-commerce now part of every companys business strategy, firms are struggling to fill over 500,000 IT jobs. Passing the vendor-neutral i-Net+ certification exam is a career step in the right direction. SyngressMedia puts you on track with its i-Net+ Certification Study Guide, covering everything you need to know to take and pass the exam. The guide is organized into manageable portions based on exam topics, with quick drills, tough topic al...
Ternary Networks (SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
by Ilya Gertsbakh, Yoseph Shpungin, and Radislav Vaisman
Ternary means "based on three". This book deals with reliability investigations of networks whose components subject to failures can be in three states -up, down and middle (mid), contrary to traditionally considered networks having only binary (up/down) components. Extending binary case to ternary allows to consider more realistic and flexible models for communication, flow and supply networks
This book gathers papers addressing state-of-the-art research in all areas of information and communication technologies and their applications in intelligent computing, cloud storage, data mining and software analysis. It presents the outcomes of the Fourth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems, which was held in Ahmedabad, India. Divided into two volumes, the book discusses the fundamentals of various data analysis techniques and algorithm...
Forward with Harmonized Conformance Testing Services
Through a system of modular, self-paced lessons, this study guide outlines the intricacies of installing, configuring, networking, and troubleshooting personal computer systems in a professional environment. Twenty-two chapters discuss topics like electronic communication, central processing units,
Suitable for those with little or no background, this text offers an overview of networking and Internet technology. It provides a tour through all of networking, from the lowest level of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software. An accompanying CD-ROM and Web site provide opportunities for a variety of hands on experiences. The CD contains copies of text figures, digitized images of network wiring and equipment, and files of data that can be used as input to st...
There is great competition to capture market share in the global communications industry. This means that professionals will be challenged to integrate some very different technologies - wireline, cellular and PCS among them. This text offers practical guidance on achieving smooth merges of all current network technologies. Covering product development standards, connectivity, performance and service and strategic planning, this book provides a one-step resource to making it all work together.
CCDA CISCO Certified Design Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-444) (Certification Press)
-- One Study Guide Provides Comprehensive Preparation for CCDA Exam. With the official endorsement of the Distinguished Cisco Training Partner, Global Knowledge, CCDA Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide brings everything to the table that CCDA candidates require. This book prepares CCDA candidates to take and pass written exam 640-441 -- the only exam required for CCDA certification. -- Written components in an easy-digest form with an eye to passing the test also includes: -- Sample q...
Building Automation (Signals and Communication Technology)
by Hermann Merz, Thomas Hansemann, and Christof Hubner
Modern buildings are increasingly equipped with actuators and sensors, communication, visualization and control systems. This textbook provides an overview of industrial communication systems and stimulates a basic understanding of network and bus systems for the automation of buildings. After an introduction to EIB/KNX, LON und BACnet technologies, the authors illustrate how these systems can be utilized for specific applications, like air conditioning or illumination. This book assumes only a...
This volume addresses the problem of designing efficient signalling and provides a link between the areas of communication theory and modem design for amplitude constrained linear optical intensity channel. It provides practical guidelines for the design of signalling sets for wireless optical intensity channels.
Focusing on real world issues, this text explains how to leverage existing company data and integrate databases with websites for catalogue sales, data inquiries, transaction processing and delivery of goods and services. Advice is given from the basics of how to design web pages for maximum impact, to more advanced concerns such as database query, client/server connectivity, remote transaction processing and issues of security. Special coverage includes the use of Java in cyberstores. Features...