Wireless ATM and Ad-Hoc Networks: Protocols and ArchitecturesATM is regarded as the next high speed multimedia networking paradigm. Mobile computing, which is a confluence of mobile communications, computing and networks, is changing the way people work. Wireless ATM combines wireless and ATM technologies to provide mobility support and multimedia services to mobile users. Wireless ATM and Ad-Hoc Networks: Protocols and Architectures, a consolidated reference work, presents the state of the art in wireless ATM technology. It encompasses the protocol and architectural aspects of Wireless ATM networks. The topics covered in this book include: mobile communications and computing, fundamentals of ATM and Wireless ATM, mobile routing and switch discovery, handover protocol design and implementation, mobile quality of service, unifying handover strategy for both unicast and multicast mobile connections, and roaming between Wireless ATM LANs. A novel routing protocol for ad-hoc mobile networks (also known as Cambridge Ad-hoc) is also presented in this book along with information about ETSI HIPERLAN, the RACE Mobile Broadband System, and SUPERNET. This timely book is a valuable reference source for researchers, scientists, consultants, engineers, professors and graduate students working in this new and exciting field. |
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ad-hoc mobile network architecture ATM cells ATM Forum ATM switch bandwidth Base Station BSNEW BSOLD buffer Chapter circuit reuse efficiency CLSDEST CLSOLD cluster switch computing connection management scheme connection re-routing connection server connection-oriented convergence path Crossover Switch CX algorithms CX discovery CX discovery algorithms DEST downstream End Host existing handover protocol handover request handover schemes Hence hierarchical HIPERLAN hop count implemented inter-cluster handovers interface invoked layer loose select M-QoS media access control MH's minimum-hop mobile communications mobile connection mobile handovers Mobile Host Mobile IP mobile QoS mobile user multicast connections multicast tree multiple neighbours partial path performance prior path knowledge QoS requirements radio random networks Resultant Path routing protocol setup shown in Figure signalling Star Networks topology traffic transmission unicast upstream wired Wireless ATM LAN Wireless ATM network wireless cell Wireless LANs wireless links wireless network WLAN