Books in the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing series

This book provides a cross-disciplinary reference to speech in mobile and pervasive environments Speech in Mobile and Pervasive Environments addresses the issues related to speech processing on resource-constrained mobile devices.

In recent years, there has been an increase for readily available Internet access. Introducing the promising protocols for multimedia services, Multimedia for Wireless Internet provides a comprehensive and analytical understanding of the performance of multimedia in wireless and wireline networks, and the tools to implement such an understanding.

Wireless Personal Area Networks: Performance, Interconnection, and Security with IEEE 802. 15. 4 provides an in-depth analysis of the recent IEEE 802. 15. 4 standard for low data rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs), including suggestions to improve performance and comparisons with the related 802. 15. 1 (Bluetooth) standard.

A practical tool for propagation channel modeling with MATLAB(r) simulations. Many books on wireless propagation channel provide a highly theoretical coverage, which for some interested readers, may be difficult to follow.

Helps you learn how the spectrum requirement is calculated for real systems that prevail worldwide. This book provides the reader with information on how the spectrum requirement is calculated for real systems that prevail worldwide. It contains useful tables and examples such as flowchart of the methodology.

This book provides a complete and comprehensive overview of 3G UMTS charging services Evolving from offline billing of traditional telecommunications, charging for IP services in mobile networks is challenging; charging convergence is one of the major trends in the telecom industry.

A comprehensive presentation of the video communication techniques and systems, this book examines 4G wireless systems which are set to revolutionise ubiquitous multimedia communication. 4G Wireless Video Communications covers the fundamental theory and looks at systems' descriptions with a focus on digital video.

Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) is a novel method of radio transmission under consideration for deployment in future cellular systems; specifically, in 3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution (3GPP LTE) systems.

This book provides an excellent reference for all professionals working in the area of array signal processing and its applications in wireless communications. Wideband beamforming has advanced with the increasing bandwidth in wireless communications and the development of ultra wideband (UWB) technology.

Wireless Multi-Antenna Channels: Modeling and Simulation focuses on modeling and simulation of multiple antennas channels, including multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication channels and impact of such models on channel estimation and system performance. Both narrowband and wideband models are discussed.

Presents the concepts, technology, and role of satellite systemsin support of personal applications, such as mobile and broadbandcommunications, navigation, television, radio and multimediabroadcasting, safety of life services, etc.

In this book, the authors describe the fundamental concepts and practical aspects of wireless sensor networks. The book provides a comprehensive view to this rapidly evolving field, including its many novel applications, ranging from protecting civil infrastructure to pervasive health monitoring.

This book provides an introduction to opportunistic routing an emerging technology designed to improve the packet forwarding reliability, network capacity and energy efficiency of multihop wireless networks This book presents a comprehensive background to the technological challenges lying behind opportunistic routing.