Network hardware Books

This book focuses on key simulation and evaluation technologies for 5G systems. Based on the most recent research results from academia and industry, it describes the evaluation methodologies in depth for network and physical layer technologies. The...

This book targets major issues in terrestrial-satellite communication networks and presents the solutions. While the terrestrial networks can achieve high-speed data service at low cost, satellite based access is one way to complement terrestrial based...

This monograph addresses the spectrum-scarcity problem by providing a comprehensive overview of spectrum resource management in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSNs). It shows a variety of CRSN applications covering Machine-to-Machine communications,...

Big data technologies are used to achieve any type of analytics in a fast and predictable way, thus enabling better human and machine level decision making. Principles of distributed computing are the keys to big data technologies and analytics. The...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the workshops of the 23rd International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2016, held in Grenoble, France in August 2016.   The 65 full papers presented were carefully reviewed...

This book presents link-layer cooperative frameworks to improve transmission reliability and network throughput of distributed TDMA MAC protocols in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). The main objective of this book is to present link-layer node...

This book introduces the development of self-interference (SI)-cancellation techniques for full-duplex wireless communication systems. The authors rely on estimation theory and signal processing to develop SI-cancellation algorithms by generating an...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Green, Pervasive, and Cloud Computing, GPC 2017, held in Cetara, Italy, in May 2017 and the following colocated workshops: First International Workshop on Digital Knowledge...

This book investigates new enabling technologies for Fi-Wi convergence. The editors discuss Fi-Wi technologies at the three major network levels involved in the path towards convergence: system level, network architecture level, and network management...

This volume is focused on the emerging concept of Collaborative Innovation Networks (COINs). COINs are at the core of collaborative knowledge networks, distributed communities taking advantage of the wide connectivity and the support of communication...

This book offers a thorough examination of potential game theory and its applications in radio resource management for wireless communications systems and networking. The book addresses two major research goals: how to identify a given game as a...

This book presents physical-layer security as a promising paradigm for achieving the information-theoretic secrecy required for wireless networks. It explains how wireless networks are extremely vulnerable to eavesdropping attacks and discusses a range...

Thisbook focuses on modeling and optimization of cloud-ready and content-orientednetworks in the context of different layers and accounts for specificconstraints following from protocols andtechnologies used in a particular layer. It addresses a...

This book presents a review of traditional context-aware computing research, identifies its limitations in developing social context-aware pervasive systems, and introduces a new technology framework to address these limitations. Thus, this book provides...

This volume contains the post-conference proceedings of the 10th Doctoral Workshop on Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science, MEMICS 2015, held in Telč, Czech Republic, in October 2015.The 10 thoroughly revised full papers...

This book focuses on how to apply network coding at different layers in wireless networks - including MAC, routing, and TCP - with special focus on cognitive radio networks. It discusses how to select parameters in network coding (e.g., coding field,...

Thisbook covers three major parts of Big Data: concepts, theories andapplications. Written by world-renowned leaders in Big Data, this book exploresthe problems, possible solutions and directions for Big Data in research andpractice.  It also...

This book focuses on new methods, architectures, and applications for the management of Cyber Physical Objects (CPOs) in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT).It covers a wide range of topics related to CPOs, such as resource management,...

This book reviews the theoretical concepts, leading-edge techniques and practical tools involved in the latest multi-disciplinary approaches addressing the challenges of big data. Illuminating perspectives from both academia and industry are presented by...

This book presents an in-depth review of the state of the art of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and their applications. Relevant case studies are also provided, to help the reader to master the interdisciplinary material. Features: includes self-test...

This book summarizes the state-of-the-art in unsupervised learning. The contributors discuss how with the proliferation of massive amounts of unlabeled data, unsupervised learning algorithms, which can automatically discover interesting and useful...

The 30th Anniversary of the ISCIS (International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences) series of conferences, started by Professor Erol Gelenbe at Bilkent University, Turkey, in 1986, will be held at Imperial College London on September 22-24,...

This monograph covers different aspects of sensor network security including new emerging technologies. The authors present a mathematical approach to the topic and give numerous practical examples as well as case studies to illustrate the theory. The...

This book presents a detailed review of high-performance computing infrastructures for next-generation big data and fast data analytics. Features: includes case studies and learning activities throughout the book and self-study exercises in every...

In this book, experts from academia and industry present the latest advances in scientific theory relating to applied electromagnetics and examine current and emerging applications particularly within the fields of electronics, communications, and...

This edited book presents the results of the 5th Workshop on Real-world Wireless Sensor Networks (REALWSN). The purpose of this workshop was to bring together researchers and practitioners working in the area of sensor networks, with focus on real-world...

This book introduces the fundamentals of DCS, and shows how to include wireless technology in their design while guaranteeing the desired operation characteristics. The text also presents insights and results gained from extensive practical experience in...

Support vector machines (SVM) have both a solid mathematical background and practical applications. This book focuses on the recent advances and applications of the SVM, such as image processing, medical practice, computer...

This book focuses on methods for service-differentiated and constraint-based wavelength routing and resource allocation for multi-service WDM networks. A number of unique routing solutions are proposed, and an extensive...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2023, held in Valencia, Spain, in September 2023.The 59 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 119...

This book discusses the problems of  Physical Layer Security (PLS) in Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-assisted wireless networks.It also discusses the corresponding methods to solve these problems in a comprehensive style.  Furthermore,...

This book covers several essential aspects of pervasive ambient backscatter communication, one of the most cutting-edge technologies for Internet-of-Things. It begins with introductory Part I, which presents visions, basic concepts, principles, and...

The five-volume set CCIS 1832-1836 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, which was held as a hybrid event in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.The...

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2022, which was held in Pittsburgh, November 14-17, 2022. The conference...

The two-volume set LNICST 490 and 491 constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, MIET 2022, hosted by Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh, during...

This book offers the most suitable methods of applying Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) technology to conceptual works and/or research studies. For instance, existing IoT protocols such as CoAP and MQTT are complemented by LPWAN to provide better...

This book demonstrates that the reliable and secure communication performance of maritime communications can be significantly improved by using intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided communication, privacy-aware Internet of Things (IoT)...

The eight-volume set LNCS 13375 - 13382 constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2022, which was held in Malaga, Spain during July 4 - 7, 2022. The first two volumes contain the...

The book discusses the evolution of cellular technology, then focusing in on 5G and its architecture and what it means for current engineers. The book first focuses on 4G and how it changed the industry, allowing people to communicate by connecting...

The eight-volume set LNCS 13375 - 13382 constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2022, which was held in Malaga, Spain during July 4 - 7, 2022. The first two volumes contain the...

This book systematically presents the wireless sensing technology, which has become a promising sensing paradigm in recent years. It includes the introduction of underlying sensing principles, wireless signals, sensing methodologies and enabled...