Ebook: Advances in Pervasive Computing and Networking

Pervasive Computing and Networking aim at providing ubiquitous, ever-present, adaptable, smart, enveloping and immersive environments in which computing components and humans can interact regardless of the location. The combination of an abundance of computational power of the processors and the communication bandwidth provided by the wireless and mobile networking everywhere and all the time makes such environments within the reach of current technology. Yet, to realize the full potential of such environments, many technical and economical challenges needs to be overcome. These challenges and the perspective on the seminal directions of the research in this area were the subject of the Workshop for Pervasive Computing and Networking at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. This book presents chapters based on presentations made at the workshop by leaders in the field. The scope of Advances in Pervasive Computing and Networking ranges from fundamental theory of pervasive computing and networking to crucial challenges and emerging applications.

Such seminal topics as a scalable, self-organizing technology for sensor networks, the fundamental relationship between the achievable capacity and delay in mobile wireless networks, the role of self-optimization in sensor networks or similarities and differences between computer networks and their biological counterparts are the subject of the first group of chapters.

The next group of chapters covers communication issues, such as cooperative communication in mobile, wireless and sensor networks, methods for maximizing aggregate throughput in 802.11 mesh networks with a physical carrier, and self-configuring location discovery systems for smart environments. The book closes with chapters focusing on sensor network emerging applications such as smart and safe buildings, a design for a distributed transmitter for reachback based on radar signals sensing and two-radio multi-channel clustering.

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Pervasive Computing and Networking aim at providing ubiquitous, ever-present, adaptable, smart, enveloping and immersive environments in which computing components and humans can interact regardless of the location. The combination of an abundance of computational power of the processors and the communication bandwidth provided by the wireless and mobile networking everywhere and all the time makes such environments within the reach of current technology. Yet, to realize the full potential of such environments, many technical and economical challenges needs to be overcome. These challenges and the perspective on the seminal directions of the research in this area were the subject of the Workshop for Pervasive Computing and Networking at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. This book presents chapters based on presentations made at the workshop by leaders in the field. The scope of Advances in Pervasive Computing and Networking ranges from fundamental theory of pervasive computing and networking to crucial challenges and emerging applications.

Such seminal topics as a scalable, self-organizing technology for sensor networks, the fundamental relationship between the achievable capacity and delay in mobile wireless networks, the role of self-optimization in sensor networks or similarities and differences between computer networks and their biological counterparts are the subject of the first group of chapters.

The next group of chapters covers communication issues, such as cooperative communication in mobile, wireless and sensor networks, methods for maximizing aggregate throughput in 802.11 mesh networks with a physical carrier, and self-configuring location discovery systems for smart environments. The book closes with chapters focusing on sensor network emerging applications such as smart and safe buildings, a design for a distributed transmitter for reachback based on radar signals sensing and two-radio multi-channel clustering.

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Pervasive Computing and Networking aim at providing ubiquitous, ever-present, adaptable, smart, enveloping and immersive environments in which computing components and humans can interact regardless of the location. The combination of an abundance of computational power of the processors and the communication bandwidth provided by the wireless and mobile networking everywhere and all the time makes such environments within the reach of current technology. Yet, to realize the full potential of such environments, many technical and economical challenges needs to be overcome. These challenges and the perspective on the seminal directions of the research in this area were the subject of the Workshop for Pervasive Computing and Networking at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. This book presents chapters based on presentations made at the workshop by leaders in the field. The scope of Advances in Pervasive Computing and Networking ranges from fundamental theory of pervasive computing and networking to crucial challenges and emerging applications.

Such seminal topics as a scalable, self-organizing technology for sensor networks, the fundamental relationship between the achievable capacity and delay in mobile wireless networks, the role of self-optimization in sensor networks or similarities and differences between computer networks and their biological counterparts are the subject of the first group of chapters.

The next group of chapters covers communication issues, such as cooperative communication in mobile, wireless and sensor networks, methods for maximizing aggregate throughput in 802.11 mesh networks with a physical carrier, and self-configuring location discovery systems for smart environments. The book closes with chapters focusing on sensor network emerging applications such as smart and safe buildings, a design for a distributed transmitter for reachback based on radar signals sensing and two-radio multi-channel clustering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Scalable, Self-Organizing Technology for Sensor Networks....Pages 1-16
On the Fundamental Relationship Between the Achievable Capacity and Delay in Mobile Wireless Networks....Pages 17-55
Self-Optimization in Sensor Networks....Pages 57-73
From Internets to Bionets: Biological Kinetic Service Oriented Networks....Pages 75-95
Cooperative Routing in Wireless Networks....Pages 97-117
In-Network Decision Making Via Local Message-Passing....Pages 119-136
Maximizing Aggregate Throughput in 802.11 Mesh Networks with Physical Carrier Sensing and Two-Radio Multi-Channel Clustering....Pages 137-166
A Self-Configuring Location Discovery System for Smart Environments....Pages 167-177
Directions in Multi-Query Optimization for Sensor Networks....Pages 179-196
Ubiquitous Video Streaming: A System Perspective....Pages 197-212
On Sensor Networking and Signal Processing for Smart and Safe Buildings....Pages 213-226
A Distributed Transmitter for the Sensor Reachback Problem Based on Radar Signals....Pages 227-247
Sense: A Wireless Sensor Network Simulator....Pages 249-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-270

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Pervasive Computing and Networking aim at providing ubiquitous, ever-present, adaptable, smart, enveloping and immersive environments in which computing components and humans can interact regardless of the location. The combination of an abundance of computational power of the processors and the communication bandwidth provided by the wireless and mobile networking everywhere and all the time makes such environments within the reach of current technology. Yet, to realize the full potential of such environments, many technical and economical challenges needs to be overcome. These challenges and the perspective on the seminal directions of the research in this area were the subject of the Workshop for Pervasive Computing and Networking at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. This book presents chapters based on presentations made at the workshop by leaders in the field. The scope of Advances in Pervasive Computing and Networking ranges from fundamental theory of pervasive computing and networking to crucial challenges and emerging applications.

Such seminal topics as a scalable, self-organizing technology for sensor networks, the fundamental relationship between the achievable capacity and delay in mobile wireless networks, the role of self-optimization in sensor networks or similarities and differences between computer networks and their biological counterparts are the subject of the first group of chapters.

The next group of chapters covers communication issues, such as cooperative communication in mobile, wireless and sensor networks, methods for maximizing aggregate throughput in 802.11 mesh networks with a physical carrier, and self-configuring location discovery systems for smart environments. The book closes with chapters focusing on sensor network emerging applications such as smart and safe buildings, a design for a distributed transmitter for reachback based on radar signals sensing and two-radio multi-channel clustering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Scalable, Self-Organizing Technology for Sensor Networks....Pages 1-16
On the Fundamental Relationship Between the Achievable Capacity and Delay in Mobile Wireless Networks....Pages 17-55
Self-Optimization in Sensor Networks....Pages 57-73
From Internets to Bionets: Biological Kinetic Service Oriented Networks....Pages 75-95
Cooperative Routing in Wireless Networks....Pages 97-117
In-Network Decision Making Via Local Message-Passing....Pages 119-136
Maximizing Aggregate Throughput in 802.11 Mesh Networks with Physical Carrier Sensing and Two-Radio Multi-Channel Clustering....Pages 137-166
A Self-Configuring Location Discovery System for Smart Environments....Pages 167-177
Directions in Multi-Query Optimization for Sensor Networks....Pages 179-196
Ubiquitous Video Streaming: A System Perspective....Pages 197-212
On Sensor Networking and Signal Processing for Smart and Safe Buildings....Pages 213-226
A Distributed Transmitter for the Sensor Reachback Problem Based on Radar Signals....Pages 227-247
Sense: A Wireless Sensor Network Simulator....Pages 249-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-270
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