„Intended as a preview of cutting edge technologies designed todeal with the ever increasing demand for network bandwidth, thiscollection of twenty-four essays presents scholarship on severaltypes of emerging high-speed network technologies. Divided intosections covering access and backhaul networks, wirelinetechnologies, wireless and spectrum management, metropolitan core, storage and area networks and photonic component technology, specific topics discussed include fiber-wireless network, packetbackhaul systems, passive optical networks, mobile wimax, ROADM andradio-frequency transmitters. Appropriate for electronics andcommunications engineers and high level graduate students, contributors to this work include academics from a variety ofuniversities around the world as well as industry experts incomputer networking, fiber optics and telephony.“ (Reference andResearch Book News, February 2011) „Featuring contributions from top industrial experts and academicprofessors, this authoritative work provides a comprehensiveintroduction to next-generation networks.“
(Global Print Monitor, 23 February 2011)
Convergence of Mobile and Stationary Next-Generation Networks
herausgegeben von Krzysztof IniewskiMobile and stationary next-generation networks that access thephotonic core are destined to become as ubiquitous as traditionaltelephone networks. These networks must efficiently provideadequate network quality to multimedia applications with highbandwidth and strict quality-of-service requirements, as well asseamlessly integrate mobile and fixed architectures. Today'sengineering students must be properly prepared to meet thechallenges of next-generation network development anddeployment.
Featuring contributions from top industrial experts and academicprofessors, this authoritative work provides a comprehensiveintroduction to next-generation networks. It explains wirelessnetworks such as wireless local area networks (WLAN), wirelesspersonal area networks (WPAN), wireless access, 3G/4G cellular, andRF transmission, as well as optical networks like long-haul andmetropolitan networks, optical fiber, photonic devices, and VLSIchips. Rather than focusing on heavy math or physical details, thisresource explores how the technology is being used. It describesaccess and transport network layer technologies while alsodiscussing the network and services aspects.
Chapter coverage includes:
* Fiber-wireless networks: technologies, architectures, andfuture challenges
* Packet backhaul network
* Point-to-point microwave backhaul
* Fourth-generation broadband: paving the road to Gbit/s withcopper
* Dynamic bandwidth allocation in EPON and GPON
* Next-generation ethernet passive optical networks: 10G-EPON
* Power line communications and smart grids
* Signaling for multimedia conferencing in 4G: architecture, evaluation, and issues
* Self-coexistence and security in cognitive radio networks
* Mobile WiMAX
* UWB personal area networks--MIMO extensions
* Next-generation integrated metropolitan-access network: technology integration and wireless convergence
* Resilient burst ring: a novel technology for the next-generationmetropolitan area networks
Filled with illustrations and practical examples from industry, this book will be invaluable to engineers and researchers inindustry and academia, as well as senior undergraduate and graduatestudents, marketing and management staff, photonics physicists, andchip designers.
