Principles of Ad-hoc Networking

Glossary.

1. Wireless Data Communications.

1.1 Signal Representation.

1.2 Analog to Digital Conversion.

1.3 Digital to Analog Conversion.

1.4 Architecture of an SDR Application.

1.5 Quadrature Modulation and Demodulation.

1.6 Spread Spectrum.

1.7 Antenna.

1.8 Propagation.

1.9 Ultrawideband.

1.10 Energy Management.

1.11 Exercise.

2. Medium Access Control.

2.1 Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics.

2.2 Modeling Traffic.

2.3 Multiple Access.

2.4 Demand Assigned Multiple Access.

2.5 Carrier Sense Multiple Access in IEEE 802.11.

2.6 Medium Access Control in ad hov Networks.

2.7 Bibliographic Comments.

2.8 Exercises.

3. Ad Hov Wireless Access.

3.1 Management of Bluetooth Networks.

3.2 Model for Node Discovery in Bluetooth.

3.3 Bluetooth Formation Algorithms.

3.4 Mesh Mode of WiMAX/802.16.

3.5 Bibliographic Comments.

Exercises.

4. Wireless Network Programming.

4.1 Structure of Information.

4.2 Socket.

4.3 Parameters and Control.

4.4 Receiving Frames.

4.5 Sending Frames.

4.6 Exercises.

5. Ad Hov Networks Protocols.

5.1 Normal IP Routing.

5.2 The Reactive Approach.

5.3 The Proactive Approach.

5.4 The Hybrid Approach.

5.5 Clustering.

5.6 Quality of Service.

5.7 Sensor Network Protocols.

5.8 Exercises.

6. Location Awareness.

6.1 Geographic Proximity.

6.2 Constructing Spanners of ad hov Networks.

6.3 Information Dissemination.

6.4 Geographic Location Determination.

6.5 Random Unit Disc Graphs.

6.6 Coverage and Connectivity with Directional Sensors.

6.7 Bibliographic Comments.

6.8 Exercises.

7. Ad Hov Networks Security.

7.1 Authentication Techniques.

7.2 Physical Layer Attacks.

7.3 Security of Application Protocols.

7.4 Biometrics-based Key Establishment.

7.5 Routing Security.

7.6 Broadcast Security.

7.7 Secure Location Verification.

7.8 Security in Directional Antenna Systems.

7.9 Bibliographic Comments.

7.10 Exercises.

Bibliography.

Index.