A Complete Roadmap to Wireless Mesh Network Design Principles and Practices Using WiFi, WiMAX, and ZigBEE!
Wireless Mesh Networking provides everything needed to create in-demand wireless mesh networks that provide wireless broadband access over wide areas. This resource presents a complete roadmap to the design and operation of wireless mesh networks, covering basic principles, key standards, and all aspects of network operation-from antenna technologies to software to energy management.
This skills-building tool is packed with 100 detailed illustrations. Wireless Mesh Networking features:
- Expert guidance on integrating WiFi, WiMAX, and ZigBEE into seamless wireless networks
- The latest methods for ensuring security across the wireless network
- In-depth coverage of data fusion principles
- Vital information on SmartMesh networking in SensorNets
- Autonomic selfware and bio-inspired communication artifacts
Inside This One-Stop Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks
About the Author
George Aggelou, Prof. Dr., is currently a staff member of the Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications, Headquarters-General Directorate of Air Navigation, Electronics Division-Telecommunication FacilitiesSection. For 5 years, he was Assistant Professor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the Institute of Technology in Greece, and the Director of G-Alpha Telecomms, a company that builds next-generation wireless networks for enterprises and industry. Prof. Aggelou is also the co-founder of Mobile E-Commerce Technologies, Ltd., in London. He has been involved in the standardization of wireless networking for many years, first as a researcher at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in New York, and then as a team leader at Cisco Systems in London. He is also the author of the book Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: From Wireless LANs to 4G Networks, published by McGraw-Hill in 2004. Prof. Aggelou was the recipient of the London-based RACAL Prize for Research Excellence in 2000.
