«The book gives a balanced presentation of both theoretical and empirical aspects of performance analysis and improvement. This is clearly reflected by the two-part composition, as well as the carefully arranged chapters each with 'further reading' and 'mini-projects' sections. Empirical factors considered are relevant to real-world scenarios, such as the office space, mobility, and traffic loads. -Jeremiah Deng, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand This book is a practical guide to IEEE 802.11-based wireless local area networks (WLANs). ... The approach proposed in this book is indeed about combining a measurement-based performance estimation approach with simulations through discrete-event network simulation packages (OPNET and ns-2). ... The style of this book is original and effective. The dissertation on WLANs is comprehensive and provides practical guidelines for their design and deployment. The book can be a useful resource for students, researchers, and engineers. Each chapter includes a summary of key terms, suggestions for further readings, key terms, and review questions. This set of learning aids, complemented by suggestions for mini-projects to provide deeper understanding of the topics presented in each chapter, make the book a useful textbook or handbook for classrooms or schools that provide courses on wireless communications. -Diego Merani, book review appearing in ACM Computing Reviews, June 2014»
While there are countless books on wireless networks, few actually quantify the key performance-limiting factors of wireless local area networks (WLANs) and describe various methods for improving WLAN performance. Les mer
«The book gives a balanced presentation of both theoretical and empirical aspects of performance analysis and improvement. This is clearly reflected by the two-part composition, as well as the carefully arranged chapters each with 'further reading' and 'mini-projects' sections. Empirical factors considered are relevant to real-world scenarios, such as the office space, mobility, and traffic loads. -Jeremiah Deng, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand This book is a practical guide to IEEE 802.11-based wireless local area networks (WLANs). ... The approach proposed in this book is indeed about combining a measurement-based performance estimation approach with simulations through discrete-event network simulation packages (OPNET and ns-2). ... The style of this book is original and effective. The dissertation on WLANs is comprehensive and provides practical guidelines for their design and deployment. The book can be a useful resource for students, researchers, and engineers. Each chapter includes a summary of key terms, suggestions for further readings, key terms, and review questions. This set of learning aids, complemented by suggestions for mini-projects to provide deeper understanding of the topics presented in each chapter, make the book a useful textbook or handbook for classrooms or schools that provide courses on wireless communications. -Diego Merani, book review appearing in ACM Computing Reviews, June 2014»