Space-Time Layered Information Processing for Wireless Communications

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Space-time communication is a hot topic in academia and industry, but,
current research only appears in journal articles. This comprehensive
book provides coverage of cutting-edge research in the field, with an
emphasis on Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless
communication systems. Examples illustrate theory wherever possible,
while end-of-chapter problems challenge readers to reinforce their
understanding of the subject matter. The book is appropriate as a
textbook for graduate courses and also serves as a reference for
researchers in academia and industry.

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Estimation and Control over Communication Networks

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Current Research Progress of Optical Networks

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Security in RFID and Sensor Networks

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Interest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) recently exploded globally in both industry and academia, but security is one of the key issues standing in the way of broad deployment of RFID and WSN systems. Broken down into easily navigable parts, this cutting-edge book offers a comprehensive discussion on the fundamentals, security challenges, and solutions in RFID, WSNs, and integrated RFID & WSNs. Complete with several detailed case studies, this essential reference includes practical examples for intuitive understanding and necessary information to assist professionals, engineers, and researchers involved in the security of RFID and WSNs.

About the Author
Simula Research Laboratory, Lysaker, Norway Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

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Storage Networks

Rather than being based on a specific vendor offering, Storage Networks will appeal to any systems administrator, architect or manager with large data resources to manage.
Applicability of the technology to non-traditional IT buyers such as video and music production studios, medical diagnostic imaging and GIS applications is stressed. With the rapid adoption of digital processing for images and sound, storage networks have a great use outside of the data center. At the same time, the benefits of recoverability, performance and manageability required by the large glass house operation will benefit any storage network user. This book will appeal to both sets of readers.

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Network Congestion Control: Managing Internet Traffic

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As the Internet becomes increasingly heterogeneous, the issue of congestion control becomes ever more important.

In order to maintain good network performance, mechanisms must be provided to prevent the network from being congested for any significant period of time. Michael Welzl describes the background and concepts of Internet congestion control, in an accessible and easily comprehensible format.

Throughout the book, not just the how, but the why of complex technologies including the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Active Queue Management are explained. The text also gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in congestion control research and an insight into the future.

Network Congestion Control:

• Presents comprehensive, easy-to-read documentation on the advanced topic of congestion control without heavy maths.
• Aims to give a thorough understanding of the evolution of Internet congestion control: how TCP works, why it works the way it does, and why some congestion control concepts failed for the Internet.
• Explains the Chiu/Jain vector diagrams and introduces a new method of using these diagrams for analysis, teaching & design.
• Elaborates on how the theory of congestion control impacts on the practicalities of service delivery.
• Includes an appendix with examples/problems to assist learning.
• Provides an accompanying website with Java tools for teaching congestion control, as well as examples, links to code and projects/bibliography.

This invaluable text will provide academics and researchers in computer science, electrical engineering and communications networking, as well as students on advanced networking and Internet courses, with a thorough understanding of the current state and future evolution of Internet congestion control. Network administrators and Internet service and applications providers will also find Network Congestion Control a comprehensive, accessible self-teach tool.

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Designing Large-Scale LANs

Large networks are complex systems, with many interdependent devices held together only by the strength of the network designer’s specifications. It takes a lot of knowledge–and a lot of time–to make sure that the capacity of links and nodes is neither wasted nor overloaded.

Designing Large-Scale LANs explains how the pieces of a large local area network (LAN) interoperate. A LAN, in author Kevin Dooley’s working definition here, is a building-size data network, or perhaps a campus-size system with a backbone running Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, or FDDI. Dooley does a good job of teaching his readers about, for example, the processing overhead involved in address translation or protocol tunneling, and why techniques like those should be used sparingly in a LAN that needs to be fast and efficient.

That said, Dooley spends a lot of time on network fundamentals. He explains subnet masking in his own rather appealing way, and takes readers on a tour of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) seven-layer model. He explains the function of split horizon and poison reverse in Routing Information Protocol (RIP), as well as the improvements more modern routing protocols make on RIP. In short, there’s an awful lot of background information here. Designers of big networks need to understand this stuff, but you might expect to see comparisons of competing vendors’ equipment here–there’s not enough of that–and less broad, conceptual information. On the other hand, you could do far worse than to study this book in preparation for a networking certification exam. –David Wall

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