Computational Intelligence Principles, Techniques and Applications

Computational Intelligence: Principles, Techniques and Applications presents both theories and applications of computational intelligence in a clear, precise and highly comprehensive style. The textbook addresses the fundamental aspects of fuzzy sets and ...

 Next-Generation FTTH Passive Optical Networks Research Towards Unlimited Bandwidth Access

Fibre-to-the-Home networks constitute a fundamental telecom segment with the required potential to match the huge capacity of transport networks with the new user communication demands. Huge investments in access network infrastructure are expected for th...

 Economics and Management of Franchising Networks

Franchising networks are experiencing great success in international business organization. Few books try to explain the characteristics of these networks. Contrary to the existing literature this book tackles more theoretical problems related to governan...

 Designing and Developing Scalable IP Networks

Designing and Developing Scalable IP Networks takes a "real world" approach to the issues that it covers. The discussions within this book are rooted in actual designs and real development, not theory or pure engineering papers. It recognises and demons...

 Mobile TV DVB-H, DMB, 3G Systems and Rich Media Applications

Key Features A complete introduction and overview of mobile multimedia, mobile TV, and multimedia networks worldwide Includes multimedia services for streaming, live TV, downloads, MMS, VoD in the mobile environment Describes enabling technologies an...

 Neural Networks for Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems

The technology of neural networks has attracted much attention in recent years. Their ability to learn nonlinear relationships is widely appreciated and is utilized in many different types of applications; modelling of dynamic systems, signal processing, ...

 Signaling System #7

Maintain and plan signaling networks Fully revised and updated, this is an essential resource for network engineers responsible for the daily maintenance of signaling networks. New coverage of wireless technologies throughout New discussion of SI...

 Mobile Ad-hoc NETworkS (MANETS) Réseaux, ad-hoc, mobiles sans fil - Vol.6(1)

Clustering in mobile ad-hoc networks with some nodes having the same weight J.F. Myoupo, I. SowCet article s'intéresse au partitionnement des réseaux d'entités mobiles en générant une organisation hiérarchique. L'algorithme est dynamique qui supporte la m...

 Developing IP multicast networks

This book provides the reader with information on the current technologies, concepts and issues relating to IP multicast network design, integration, and migration. A series of real-world examples will be presented to provide practical internetwork scenar...

 The Business Marketing Course Managing in Complex Networks

The new edition of this widely used business marketing text has been completely revised and rewritten. The Business Marketing Course provides a comprehensive insight into business marketing in a compact and accessible format that provides the ideal founda...

 VSAT Networks

Now fully revised and updated, VSAT Networks continues to cover all of the essential issues involved with the installation and operation of networks of small earth stations called 'Very Small Aperture Terminal'. VSATs are typically one to two meters i...

 The Communications Handbook

For more than six years, The Communications Handbook stood as the definitive, one-stop reference for the entire field. With new chapters and extensive revisions that reflect recent technological advances, the second edition is now poised to take its place...

 Optical Network Standards A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals

Optical Networking Standards: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals provides a single source reference of over a hundred standards and industry technical specifications for optical networks at all levels: from components to networking systems through gl...

 Creating Value in a Regulated World CFO Perspectives

This book is about championing a move away from simply evaluating physical assets to understanding and evaluating the intangible value of an entity. It means moving beyond economic theory to reprioritise and change the organisation so that further value c...

 A Graph-theoretic Approach to Enterprise Network Dynamics

Networks have become nearly ubiquitous and increasingly complex, and their support of modern enterprise environments has become fundamental. Accordingly, robust network management techniques are essential to ensure optimal performance of these networks. T...

 Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks A Cross-layer Design Perspective

Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: A Cross-Layer Design Perspective deals with the emerging design trend that transcends traditional communication layers for performance gains in ad hoc and sensor networks. The author explores the current state of the a...

 Cisco Security, QoS, and AVVID Kit

Administering Cisco QoS for IP Networks Administering Cisco QoS for IP Networks discusses IP Quality of Service (QoS) and how it applies to Enterprise and Internet Service Provider (ISP) environments. It reviews routing protocols and quality of service...

 Troubleshooting Campus Networks

All network designers and administrators want their campus LANs to run efficiently. This book provides tips and techniques for using protocol analyzers and other tools to recognize problems for both Cisco and multiprotocol traffic patterns. Focuses on t...

 QoS for IP/MPLS Networks A comprehensive guide to implementing QoS in IP/MPLS networks using Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR Software

Quality of service (QoS) plays a key role in the implementation of IP and MPLS networks today. However, QoS can be one of the most complex aspects of networking. The industry efforts to achieve convergence have generated a need for increased levels of tra...

 Building Multiservice Transport Networks

A comprehensive handbook for understanding, designing, and deploying multiservice network architecture and applications Design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot ONS 15454 applications and services Learn SONET/SDH and DWDM fundamentals Understand M...

 Security for Wireless Ad-hoc Networks

This book addresses the problems and brings solutions to the security issues of ad-hoc networks. Topics included are threat attacks and vulnerabilities, basic cryptography mechanisms, authentication, secure routing, firewalls, security policy management, ...

 Speech Processing for IP Networks Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP)

Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) is a new IETF protocol, providing a key enabling technology that eases the integration of speech technologies into network equipment and accelerates their adoption resulting in exciting and compelling interactive ser...

 3G Wireless with WiMAX and WI-Fi 802.16 and 802.11

The integration of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and 802.16 (Wi-Max) into wireless networks is a major new potential revenue stream for service providers. This rigorous tutorial shows communications engineers how to re-engineer existing networks to integrate the new sta...

 Advanced Cellular Network Planning and Optimisation 2G/2.5G/3G...Evolution to 4G

A highly practical guide rooted in theory to include the necessary background for taking the reader through the planning, implementation and management stages for each type of cellular network. Present day cellular networks are a mixture of the technol...

 Computer Communication Networks Design and Analysis

As the number and variety of communication services grow, so do the challenges of designing cost-effective networks that meet the requirements of emerging technologies in wireless, sensor, and mesh networks. Computer and Communication Networks is the firs...

 WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing

Learn the Methods Used by Professionals to Perform WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing In this book, five recognized experts in the wireless security field have put together a guide to help you learn how to analyze wireless networks through war...

 Guide to Wireless Network Security

With the rapid deployment of wireless networks in business environments, IT professionals must implement security mechanisms that are equivalent to those existing today for wire-based networks. This volume is an authoritative, clearly-presented guide to k...

 Sensor Network Operations

This excellent title introduces the concept of mission-oriented sensor networks as distributed dynamic systems of interacting sensing devices that are networked to jointly execute complex real-time missions under uncertainity. It provides the latest, yet ...

 e-Business and Telecommunication Networks

This book contains the best papers of the First International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunication Networks (ICETE 2004), held in Setúbal (Portugal). The conference was organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information,...

 Wireless Networks From the Physical Layer to Communication, Computing, Sensing and Control

This multidisciplinary volume originates from lectures presented at a short course on wireless communications in Capri, Italy. This globally attended conference has produced an exceptional book written by pioneers in the field. Lecturers at Capri included...

 Nonlinear Identification and Control A Neural Network Approach

The purpose of this monograph is to give the broad aspects of nonlinear identification and control using neural networks. It consists of three parts: an introduction to the fundamental principles of neural networks; several methods for nonlinear identif...

 Mobile AD Hoc Networks Energy-efficient Real-time Data Computation

A Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is an autonomous system of mobile nodes connected by wireless links to form a communication network. The challenge in the design of protocol architectures for MANETs is to provide a certain level of Quality of Service (QoS)...

 Network Routing Basics Understanding IP Routing in Cisco Systems

A fresh look at routing and routing protocols in today's networks. A primer on the subject, but with thorough, robust coverage of an array of routing topics Written by a network/routing instructor who could never find quite the right book for his stude...

 Neural Networks in a Softcomputing Framework

Conventional model-based data processing methods are computationally expensive and require experts' knowledge for the modelling of a system; neural networks provide a model-free, adaptive, parallel-processing solution. Neural Networks in a Softcomputing F...

 Advanced Wireless Networks 4G Technologies

The comprehensive guide to the current status and future potential of advanced wireless networks. This text provides systematic coverage of the latest global research results in the field of advanced wireless technology networks at a time when the indu...

 Ethernet networks Design , implementation, operation and management

Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to know to plan, implement, manage and upgrade Ethernet networks. Improve your skills in employing Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers. Learn how to set up and operate a wireless Local Are...

 Prime Codes with Applications to CDMA Optical and Wireless Networks

This first-of-its-kind book provides you with the latest research on prime codes and their advanced wireless and optical communications applications. It describes in clear, concise language the fundamental issues involved in prime codes and their relation...

 Switching Theory Architectures and Performance in Broadband ATM Networks

For telecommunications engineers and researchers looking to learn about broadband networks based on the ATM standard, no other book combines the analysis of ATM theory, architecture, and performance in a single volume. Contents Preface Ch. 1 Broadband I...

 Bulletproofing TCP/IP-based windows NT/2000 networks

Find out about TCP/IP based network attack methods and threats to Windows NT/2000 computers and the preventive measures you can use to protect your infrastructure. Bulletproofing TCPIIP based Windows NT1 2000 Networks details the use of router access list...

 Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

Ad hoc networking is a new area in wireless communications that is going to prevail in the next few decades. Understanding the full potential of this technology will lead to new applications both civilian and military, such as military ad hoc wireless net...