New Horizons in Mobile and Wireless Communications: Networks, Services and Applications

Focusing on networks, services, and applications, this is the second volume of a four-volume set covering practical aspects of mobile, wireless, and broadband communications development. It describes the results and contributions of European research efforts performed within the framework of FP6 IST. The book reflects trends in heterogeneous networks, service architectures, and platforms, and looks at the implications for radio access networks and overall radio and network resource management. Chapters cover areas including network and mobility management, satellite networks, broadband access networks and services, and applications and application environments, including development, validation, and middleware environments. The editors are affiliated with University of Aalborg, Denmark. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)