With 40% new material the new edition of Advanced Wireless Networks provides a comprehensive representation of the key issues in 4G wireless networks. Focussing on cognitive, cooperative and opportunistic paradigms to provide further increase in network efficiency, the book explores and addresses issues in wireless internet, mobile cellular and WLAN, as well as sensor, ad hoc, bio-inspired, active and cognitive networks. It examines the problem of cross-layer optimisation and network information theory as well as adaptability and reconfigurability in wireless networks. This book is an integral description of future wireless networks and the interconnection between their elements. The information is presented in a logical order within each chapter making it ideal for all levels of reader including researchers involved in modelling and analysis of future networks as well as engineers working in the area. Each chapter starts with introductory material and gradually includes more sophisticated models and mathematical tools concluding with a comprehensive list of references. Fully updated throughout with five new chapters on Opportunistic Communications; Relaying and Mesh Networks; Topology Control; Network Optimization; and Cognitive Radio Resource Management Unifies the latest research on cognitive, cooperative and opportunistic paradigms in wireless communications Provides efficient analytical tools for network analysis Discusses security issues, an essential element of working with wireless networks Supports advanced university and training courses in the field Companion website containing extra appendix on Queuing theory

Table of Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition xix 1 Fundamentals 1 1.1 4G Networks and Composite Radio Environment 1 1.2 Protocol Boosters 7 1.3 Green Wireless Networks 11 References 11 2 Opportunistic Communications 15 2.1 Multiuser Diversity 15 2.2 Proportional Fair Scheduling 16 2.3 Opportunistic Beamforming 19 2.4 Opportunistic Nulling in Cellular Systems 20 2.5 Network Cooperation and Opportunistic Communications 22 2.6 Multiuser Diversity in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks 27 2.7 Mobility-Assisted Opportunistic Scheduling (MAOS) 46 2.8 Opportunistic and Cooperative Cognitive Wireless Networks 53 References 70 3 Relaying and Mesh Networks 73 3.1 Relaying Strategies in Cooperative Cellular Networks 73 3.2 Mesh/Relay Networks 85 3.3 Opportunistic Ad Hoc Relaying For Multicast 97 References 107 4 Topology Control 113 4.1 Local Minimum Spanning Tree (LMST) Topology Control 115 4.2 Joint Topology Control, Resource Allocation and Routing 118 4.3 Fault-Tolerant Topology 123 4.4 Topology Control in Directed Graphs 132 4.5 Adjustable Topology Control 138 4.6 Self-Configuring Topologies 143 References 148 5 Adaptive Medium Access Control 157 5.1 WLAN Enhanced Distributed Coordination Function 157 5.2 Adaptive MAC for WLAN with Adaptive Antennas 160 5.3 MAC for Wireless Sensor Networks 166 5.4 MAC for Ad Hoc Networks 174 References 180 6 Teletraffic Modeling and Analysis 183 6.1 Channel Holding Time in PCS Networks 183 References 191 7 Adaptive Network Layer 193 7.1 Graphs and Routing Protocols 193 7.2 Graph Theory 212 7.3 Routing with Topology Aggregation 214 7.4 Network and Aggregation Models 215 References 228 8 Effective Capacity 235 8.1 Effective Traffic Source Parameters 235 8.2 Effective Link Layer Capacity 243 References 254 9 Adaptive TCP Layer 257 9.1 Introduction 257 9.2 TCP Operation and Performance 264 9.3 TCP for Mobile Cellular Networks 268 9.4 Random Early Detection Gateways for Congestion Avoidance 276 9.5 TCP for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks 280 References 287 10 Network Optimization Theory 289 10.1 Introduction 289 10.2 Layering as Optimization Decomposition 290 10.3 Crosslayer Optimization 298 10.4 Optimization Problem Decomposition Methods 307 10.5 Optimization of Distributed Rate Allocation for Inelastic Utility Flows 319 10.6 Nonconvex Optimization Problem in Network with QoS Provisioning 323 10.7 Optimization of Layered Multicast by Using Integer and Dynamic Programming 326 10.8 QoS Optimization in Time-Varying Channels 331 10.9 Network Optimization by Geometric Programming 337 10.10 QoS Scheduling by Geometric Programming 340 References 346 11 Mobility Management 351 11.1 Introduction 351 11.2 Cellular Systems with Prioritized Handoff 374 11.3 Cell Residing Time Distribution 383 11.4 Mobility Prediction in Pico- and MicroCellular Networks 388 Appendix: Distance Calculation in an Intermediate Cell 398 References 403 12 Cognitive Radio Resource Management 407 12.1 Channel Assignment Schemes 407 12.2 Dynamic Channel Allocation with SDMA 426 12.3 Packet-Switched SDMA/TDMA Networks 435 12.4 SDMA/OFDM Networks with Adaptive Data Rate 446 12.5 Intercell Interference Cancellation – SP Separability 454 12.6 Intercell Interference Avoidance in SDMA Systems 461 12.7 Multilayer RRM 470 12.8 Resource Allocation with Power Preassignment (RAPpA) 475 12.9 Cognitive and Cooperative Dynamic Radio Resource Allocation 484 Appendix 12A: Power Control, CD Protocol, in the Presence of Fading 494 Appendix 12B: Average Intercell Throughput 498 References 499 13 Ad Hoc Networks 505 13.1 Routing Protocols 505 13.2 Hybrid routing protocol 524 13.3 Scalable Routing Strategies 531 13.4 Multipath Routing 537 13.5 Clustering Protocols 539 13.6 Cashing Schemes for Routing 549 13.7 Distributed QoS Routing 558 References 567 14 Sensor Networks 573 14.1 Introduction 573 14.2 Sensor Networks Parameters 575 14.3 Sensor networks architecture 577 14.4 Mobile Sensor Networks Deployment 587 14.5 Directed Diffusion 590 14.6 Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks 593 14.7 Boundary Estimation 596 14.8 Optimal Transmission Radius in Sensor Networks 602 14.9 Data Funneling 607 14.10 Equivalent Transport Control Protocol in Sensor Networks 610 References 613 15 Security 623 15.1 Authentication 623 15.2 Security Architecture 631 15.3 Key Management 635 15.4 Security management in GSM networks 639 15.5 Security management in UMTS 643 15.6 Security architecture for UMTS/WLAN Interworking 645 15.7 Security in Ad Hoc Networks 647 15.8 Security in Sensor Networks 652 References 654 16 Active Networks 659 16.1 Introduction 659 16.2 Programable Networks Reference Models 661 16.3 Evolution to 4G Wireless Networks 665 16.4 Programmable 4G Mobile Network Architecture 667 16.5 Cognitive Packet Networks 670 16.6 Game Theory Models in Cognitive Radio Networks 675 16.7 Biologically Inspired Networks 682 References 686 17 Network Deployment 693 17.1 Cellular Systems with Overlapping Coverage 693 17.2 Imbedded Microcell in CDMA Macrocell Network 698 17.3 Multitier Wireless Cellular Networks 703 17.4 Local Multipoint Distribution Service 709 17.5 Self-Organization in 4G Networks 713 References 717 18 Network Management 721 18.1 The Simple Network Management Protocol 721 18.2 Distributed Network Management 725 18.3 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management 726 18.4 Ad Hoc Network Management 735 References 743 19 Network Information Theory 747 19.1 Effective Capacity of Advanced Cellular Networks 747 19.2 Capacity of Ad Hoc Networks 761 19.3 Information Theory and Network Architectures 773 19.4 Cooperative Transmission in Wireless Multihop Ad Hoc Networks 780 19.5 Network Coding 787 19.6 Capacity of Wireless Networks Using MIMO Technology 798 19.7 Capacity of Sensor Networks with Many-to-One Transmissions 805 References 809 20 Energy-efficient Wireless Networks 813 20.1 Energy Cost Function 813 20.2 Minimum Energy Routing 815 20.3 Maximizing Network Lifetime 816 20.4 Energy-efficient MAC in Sensor Networks 821 References 823 21 Quality-of-Service Management 827 21.1 Blind QoS Assessment System 827 21.2 QoS Provisioning in WLAN 831 21.3 Dynamic Scheduling on RLC/MAC Layer 835 21.4 QoS in OFDMA-Based Broadband Wireless Access Systems 842 21.5 Predictive Flow Control and QoS 849 References 854 Index 859