Communications System Design

This book explains how to deliver video, audio, and other data over Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs). Covering advanced algorithms, protocols, and hardware-/software-based experiments, the book describes how to encode the video in a prioritized way in order to send to dynamic radio links. It discusse..

By 2020, wireless communication systems will have to support more than 1,000 times the traffic volume of today's systems. This book addresses diverse issues of next-generation wireless communications systems and identifies promising solutions. It concentrates on techniques and methods belonging to w..

This book provides an overview of the past, present, and future in mobile multimedia broadcasting. The first part supplies an overview of the new generation mobile broadcasting technologies currently available. The second part describes the cutting-edge mobile broadcast technology known as DVB-NGH (..

This book provides an overview of the past, present, and future in mobile multimedia broadcasting. The first part supplies an overview of the new generation mobile broadcasting technologies currently available. The second part describes the cutting-edge mobile broadcast technology known as DVB-NGH (..

Opportunistic networking, by definition, allows devices to communicate whenever a window of opportunity is available. Many emerging technologies employ opportunistic exchanges of information. This book addresses this trend in communications engineering, taking into account three specific areas—vehic..

Physical Layer Security in Wireless Communications supplies a systematic overview of the basic concepts, recent advancements, and open issues in providing communication security at the physical layer. It introduces the key concepts, design issues, and solutions to physical layer security in single-u..

This book discusses the state of the art in channel modeling and characterization of next-generation fixed multiple-antennas and mobile satellite systems, as well as propagation phenomena and fade mitigation techniques. The frequencies of interest range from 100 MHz to 100 GHz (from VHF to W band), ..

RFID and Sensor Networks: Architectures, Protocols, Security, and Integrations is the authoritative reference on RFID and WSNs. Covering a broad range of topics that includes everything from the basics to insights into future directions, this cutting-edge book reviews architectures, protocols, stand..

The utility sector’s transition to renewable energy and the smart grid has already begun. The first step towards smart grid is microgrid, which is a smaller electricity grid with access to all the essential assets of a larger grid. This book provides a glimpse into an actual microgrid project. It su..

This book provides a comprehensive overview for the use of femtocells in smart Internet of Things (IoT) environments...

Fourth Generation (4G) wireless communication systems support current and emergent multimedia services such as mobile TV, social networks and gaming, high-definition TV, video teleconferencing, and messaging services. These systems feature the All-over-IP concept and boast improved quality of servic..

This book offers a transparent and comprehensive treatment of the physics of tunable laser optics based on a detailed description of first principles. It covers the optics and optical principles needed to build lasers, the optics instrumentation necessary to characterize laser emission, and laser-ba..