Publisher's Synopsis
Telecommunications and wireless networks have been the topic of research for several decades. With the employment of telephone and radio a new era in communications has begun. A few generations of telecommunications networks have evolved into a worldwide network with countless applications of various media and interactive users. This course aims to teach the reader to design high-speed wireless networks supporting multimedia applications. Topics covered include: ATM and wireless networks and their architecture; congestion control and protocols; location and tracking strategies; routing and resource management for multimedia applications; synchronization; multicasting; and quality of service for multimedia applications.
