Location Management and Routing in Mobile Wireless Networks

by Amitava Mukherjee, Somprakash Bandyopadhyay, Debashis Saha

Overview

As wireless users have become increasingly mobile, tracking their location and establishing communications links between them has become critical. Location management, paging, and routing are the key technologies for performing these crucial functions. This comprehensive book covers past, present, and future advances in location management and routing protocols for both single-hop and multi-hop mobile wireless networks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580533553
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/28/2003
Series:	Artech House Mobile Communications Series
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.22(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Amitava Mukherjee is a principal consultant for IBM Global Services, Calcutta, India. A member of the IEEE Communications Society, he receives his Ph.D. in computer science from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay is an associate professor with the MIS Group and Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India. Debasish Saha is an associate professor of computer science with the MIS Group and Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta. A senior member of the IEEE, he holds a Ph.D. in electronics and electrical communications engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur, India.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement. Preface. Part I: Cellular Networks - Introduction. Mobility Issues. Radio Resource Management. Location Management. Part II: Ad hoc Wireless Networks - Overview. Medium Access Control Techniques. Routing Protocols in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks. Part III: Future Issues - Routing in Next Generation Wireless Networks. Conclusion. Index.