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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

· Wireless mesh communications paradigms · Wireless mesh network theory and models · Wireless mesh architectures and protocols · Wireless mesh network standards (WiFi, WiMAX, ZigBEE) · Use of advanced antenna technologies · Mechanisms for secure communications · Software and middleware · Wireless sensor networking · Foundations of data fusion, gathering, and processing · Energy management · Autonomic selfware communications · Selfware networking

George Aggelou (Athens, Greece) is the Director of Aggelou Telecommunications, consultants who build next-generation networks for enterprises and industry. Aggelou has been actively involved in standardization efforts for wireless mobile networking for nearly 10 years, first as a researcher at IBM and later as Team Leader at Cisco (London). He has authored a number of IETF drafts.