This book teaches readers how wireless networks work, why some of their properties impact wireless network performance at the application level, and what both network engineers and application developers can do to cope with these challenges.
Peter Steenkiste, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Gent in Belgium before earning his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. His research is focused on wireless networking, novel network architectures, pervasive computing, and self-optimizing network services.