This note covers the following
topics: Overview of wireless networks, Singlehop wireless, multiple wireless
hops, Challenges of wireless communications, IEEE 802.11, spread spectrum and
physical layer specification, MAC functional specification, Mobile IPv4, Mobile
IPv6.
This note covers
both the theory and practice of wireless networking. We will then study
widely-used wireless local area network standards and TCP/IP extensions for
mobile and wireless networking. Topics covered will include: Fundamentals of
wireless communications, Wireless network standards, TCP/IP for mobile and
wireless communications, Mobile application platforms, Multihop ad hoc networks,
Sensor networks.
This book is a practical guide to designing and
building wireless networks in local communities, enhancing lives through
improved communication, access to information for educational, social and
economic growth.