Handbook of Green Information and Communication Systems - Tapa dura

This book gives a comprehensive guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communications Systems. It is an invaluable resource giving knowledge on the core and specialized issues in the field, making it highly suitable for both the new and experienced researcher in this area.

• Core research topics of green information and communication systems are covered from a network design perspective, giving both theoretical and practical perspectives
• Provides a unified covering of otherwise disperse selected topics on green computing, information, communication and networking
• Includes a set of downloadable PowerPoint slides and glossary of terms for each chapter
• A ‘whose-who’ of international contributors
• Extensive bibliography for enhancing further knowledge

• Smart grid technologies and communications
• Spectrum management
• Cognitive and autonomous radio systems
• Computing and communication architectures
• Data centres
• Distributed networking
• Cloud computing
• Next generation wireless communication systems
• 4G access networking
• Optical core networks
• Cooperation transmission
• Security and privacy

• Core research topics of green information and communication systems are covered from a network design perspective, giving both a theoretical and practical perspective
• A ‘whose-who’ of international contributors
• Extensive bibliography for enhancing further knowledge

This book presents selected contemporary research and development topics on technologies, computing and communication architectures, in green communications, computing, information, and networking systems.

Nowadays, with the escalating energy costs and the greater awareness of the wireless communications and networking industry and global warming impact on the environment, there is a clear demand for developing more energy efficient ‘green communications’ while improving the power efficiency in information, communication and network systems.

Edited by worldwide leading experts, this book provides a comprehensive guide to selected topics, both ongoing and emerging, in green communications, computing, information, and networking systems.

Consisting of contributions from well known and high profile researchers and scientists in their respective specialties, coverage includes smart grid technologies and communications, spectrum management, cognitive and autonomous radio systems, computing and communication architectures, data centres, distributed networking, cloud computing, next generation wireless communication systems, 4G access networking, optical core networks, cooperation transmission, and security and privacy.

• Discusses existing and emerging communications and computing models, design architectures, technology and research and development challenges in green communications, computing, information, and networking systems
• Provides a unified covering of otherwise disperse selected topics on green computing, information, communication and networking
• Includes a set of downloadable PowerPoint slides and glossary of terms for each chapter

Green Information and Communication Systems is an ideal reference for practitioners and researchers working in the areas of green communications, green computing, green networking, and green innovative applications. It also serves as an excellent textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, communication engineering and information engineering and information science.

A comprehensive guide to selected topics, both ongoing and emerging, Edited by world leading experts

This book gives a comprehensive guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communications Systems. It is an invaluable resource giving knowledge on the core and specialized issues in the field, making it highly suitable for both the new and experienced researcher in this area.

• Core research topics of green information and communication systems are covered from a network design perspective, giving both theoretical and practical perspectives
• Provides a unified covering of otherwise disperse selected topics on green computing, information, communication and networking
• Includes a set of downloadable PowerPoint slides and glossary of terms for each chapter
• A ‘whose-who’ of international contributors
• Extensive bibliography for enhancing further knowledge

• Smart grid technologies and communications

• Spectrum management

• Cognitive and autonomous radio systems

• Computing and communication architectures

• Data centres

• Distributed networking

• Cloud computing

• Next generation wireless communication systems

• 4G access networking

• Optical core networks

• Cooperation transmission

• Security and privacy

Prof. Mohammad S. Obaidat is currently a full Professor of Computer Science at Monmouth University, NJ, USA. Among his previous positions are Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Program at Monmouth University and a faculty member at the City University of New York. He has authored or co-authored six books and over three hundred and eighty (380) refereed scholarly journal and conference articles. Dr. Obaidat has served as a consultant for several corporations and organizations worldwide

Dr. Anpalagan directs a research group working on radio resource management (RRM) and radio access & networking (RAN) areas within the WINCORE Lab. His current research interests include cognitive radio resource allocation and management, wireless cross layer design and optimization, collaborative communication, green communications technologies and QoE-aware femtocells.

Dr. Isaac Woungan has been with Ryerson University since 2002, where he is now an Associate Professor of Computer Science. In 2004, he founded the Distributed Applications and Broadband NEtworks Laboratory (DABNEL) R&D group. His research interest includes computational intelligence applications in telecommunications, and Coding theory.