Resource Allocation for Wireless Networks Basics, Techniques, and Applications

Do you need to improve wireless system performance? Learn how to maximise the efficient use of resources with this systematic and authoritative account of wireless resource management. Basic concepts, optimization tools and techniques, and application examples, are thoroughly described and analysed, providing a unified framework for cross-layer optimization of wireless networks. State-of-the-art research topics and emerging applications, including dynamic resource allocation, cooperative networks, ad hoc/personal area networks, UWB, and antenna array processing, are examined in depth. If you are involved in the design and development of wireless networks, as a researcher, graduate student or professional engineer, this is a must-have guide to getting the best possible performance from your network.

Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Basics Principles: 2. Wireless networks: an introduction; 3. Power control; 4. Rate adaptation; 5. Multiple access and spectrum access; Part II. Optimization Techniques for Resource Allocation: 6. Optimization formulation and analysis; 7. Mathematical programming; 8. Integer/combinatorial optimization; 9. Game theory; Part III. Advanced Topics: 10. Resource allocation with antenna-array processing; 11. Dynamic resource allocation; 12. Resource allocation for cooperative networks; 13. Game-theoretic approaches for resource allocation; 14. Ad hoc/sensor/personal-area networks; 15. Resource allocation for wireless multimedia; Bibliography; Index.

Basic concepts, optimization tools, techniques, and applications are described and analysed providing a unified framework for cross-layer optimization. If you're involved in the design and development of wireless networks, as a researcher, graduate student, or professional engineer, this is a must-have guide to getting the best possible performance.

Zhu Han is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boise State University, Idaho. In 2003, he was awarded his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Zhu Han has also worked for a period in industry, as an R & D Engineer for JDSD. Dr Han is PHY/MAC Symposium vice chair of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2008.
K. J. Ray Liu is Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Research of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Liu is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including best paper awards from IEEE Signal Processing Society (twice), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and EURASIP, as well as recognition from University of Maryland, including the university-level Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, Invention of the Year Award, and college-level Poole and Kent Company Senior Faculty Teaching Award.