Wireless Multimedia Communication Systems Design, Analysis, and Implementation

Rapid progress in software, hardware, mobile networks, and the potential of interactive media poses many questions for researchers, manufacturers, and operators of wireless multimedia communication systems. Wireless Multimedia Communication Systems: Design, Analysis, and Implementation strives to answer those questions by not only covering the underlying concepts involved in the design, analysis, and implementation of wireless multimedia communication systems, but also by tackling advanced topics such as mobility management, security components, and smart grids. Offering an accessible treatment of the latest research, this book: Presents specific wireless multimedia communication schemes that have proven to be useful Discusses important standardization processing activities regarding wireless networking Includes wireless mesh and multimedia sensor network architectures, protocols, and design optimizations Highlights the challenges associated with meeting complex connectivity requirements Contains numerous figures, tables, examples, references, and a glossary of acronyms Providing coverage of significant technological advances in their initial steps along with a survey of the fundamental principles and practices, Wireless Multimedia Communication Systems: Design, Analysis, and Implementation aids senior-level and graduate-level engineering students and practicing professionals in understanding the processes and furthering the development of today’s wireless multimedia communication systems.

Preface List of Acronyms Next Generation Wireless Technologies Introduction Wireless Networking Standardization Process Wireless Personal Area Networks Wireless Local Area Networks Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks Wireless Wide Area Networks Wireless Regional Area Networks Interworking in Heterogeneous Wireless Environment Interworking Architecture Interworking Mechanisms Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output Systems Classification and Features of MIMO Techniques MIMO-Based Protocols MIMO System Configuration for IEEE 802.16m and 3GPP Release 10 Multiple-Base Station MIMO Cooperation Cooperation Techniques from a Networking Perspective Benefits of Cooperation Cooperative Routing Wireless Relaying Protocols High-Performance Congestion Control Protocol TCP Enhancements for Heterogeneous Wireless Environment Explicitly Synchronized TCP Wireless Distributed Computing WDC Applications WDC Design Challenges Concluding Remarks Cognitive Radio Networks Introduction Cognitive Radio System Concept Cognitive Radio Software-Defined Radio Capabilities of Cognitive Radio System Centralized and Decentralized Cognitive Radio System Cognitive Pilot Channel Key Types of Cognitive Radio Systems Cognitive Cycle Reconfigurable Radio Systems Management and Control Cognitive Radio Deployment Issues TVWS Services Secondary Access to White Spaces Using Cognitive Radio Cooperative CRN Cooperative Communications between PUs and SUs Spectrum Leasing System Architecture for CCRN Multihop CRNs Routing in Multihop CRNs Static Multihop CRNs Dynamic Multihop CRNs Highly Dynamic Multihop CRNs Challenges for Routing Information through Multihop CRNs Multicarrier Modulation in Multihop CRNs Control and Coordination in Distributed CRNs Distributed Medium Access Control Benefits Classification of Distributed Cognitive Medium Access Control Protocols Concluding Remarks Mobility Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Systems Introduction Mobility Management Services Location Management Handover Management Auxiliary Mobility Management Services Mobility Management Protocols Link Layer Mobility Management Network Layer Mobility Management Hybrid IP-Based Mobility Management Solutions MIPv6 + PMIPv6 NEMO + PMIPv6 (+MIPv6) MIPv6 + N-PMIPv6 NEMO + N-PMIPv6 (+MIPv6) Transport Layer Mobility Management Application Layer Mobility Management Interdomain Mobility Management Shim6 Protocol Interdomain Session Management Distributed Mobility Management IETF Framework for DMM 3GPP Efforts toward Flexible and Dynamic Mobility Management Concluding Remarks Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Environment Introduction Handover Framework in Heterogeneous Environment Seamless Handover Handover Management Framework Media-Independent Handover IEEE 802.21 General Architecture MIH Services Vertical Handover Decision Criteria Criteria Weights Estimation Subjective Criteria Weights Estimation Objective Criteria Weights Estimation Alternative Ranking Techniques Cost Function Techniques Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Techniques Fuzzy Logic Techniques Artificial Neural Networks Techniques Concluding Remarks Wireless Mesh Networks Introduction WMN Architecture Campus Mesh Network Architecture Downtown Mesh Network Architecture Long-Haul Mesh Network Architecture Characteristics of WMNs WMN Performance Improvement Routing in WMNs Fundamental Routing Metrics Routing Protocols Fair Scheduling in WMNs Classification of Scheduling Fair Scheduling with Multiple Gateways Video Streaming in WMNs Mesh-Based Peer-to-Peer Streaming Systems Principle of Video Streaming over WMN Multimedia-Centric Routing for Multiple-Description Video Coding Concluding Remarks Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks Introduction WMSN Architecture Internal Architecture of a Multimedia Sensor Device Protocol Stack for WMSN Physical Layer for the WMSN Link Layer Quality of Service Support Energy-Efficient Routing Techniques with QoS Assurances Specificity of Transport Layer in WMSNs Source Coding Techniques for WMSNs Convergence of Mobile and Wireless Sensor Systems Radio Access Technologies Convergence Protocol Convergence WMSN Applications WSN Automated Maintenance Task Allocation and Task Fulfillment Problems Topology Control and Sensor Localization Concluding Remarks Security in Wireless Multimedia Communications Introduction General Security Issues in Wireless Communications Security Attacks Security Requirements in Wireless Multimedia Communications Physical Layer Security Theoretically Secure Capacity Channel Coding Power and Signal Detection Security Aspects for Mobile Systems Network Operators’ Security Requirements Security Architecture for Mobile Systems Security in LTE Systems Cellular Security Handover Security IMS Security HeNB Security MTC Security Security in CRNs General Security Requirements in CRNs Characteristic Attacks in CRNs Secure Spectrum Management Security in WMNs Typical Security Attacks in WMNs Selective Jamming Channel-Selective Jamming Data-Selective Jamming Security Aspects in WMSNs Potential of Asymmetric Cryptography Vulnerabilities of WMSNs Concluding Remarks Wireless Communication Systems in the Smart Grid Introduction Key Requirements of the Smart Grid Establishing Standards for the Smart Grid Components of the Smart Grid Communication Architecture for the Smart Grid Role of Effective Demand Load Control in the Smart Grid Wireless Mesh Networking for the Smart Grid Heterogeneous Networks Integration to Coordinate the Smart Grid Functions Smart Microgrid Network Smart Grid DR Concluding Remarks Evolution of Embedded Internet Introduction Mobile Crowd Sensing MCS Applications Architecture Characteristics of MCS Perspective Protocol Stack for Wireless Embedded Internet Adaptation Layer Routing over Low-Power and Lossy Networks Application Protocol WSNs and IoT Mobility Management in Embedded Internet Global Time Synchronization Security Issues in Embedded Internet M2M Communications and Embedded Internet M2M System Architecture M2M Standardization IP Multimedia Subsystem and M2M Integration Nanonetworks and IoT Components of IoNT Architecture Nanonetworks Communication Concluding Remarks Flexible Future of the Internet Introduction Principles for FI Architecture Information-Centric Networking Network Virtualization and Adaptive Resource Management Flexible and Evolvable Open Infrastructure Mobility Management Cloud Computing-Centric Architectures Security Energy Efficiency Experimental Test Beds Physical Layer-Aware Network Architecture Physical Layer-Awareness in Wireless Access Networks Physical Layer-Aware Architecture Framework Network Virtualization Information-Centric Networking Concept and Principles of Information- Centric Networking Information Naming Name-Based Routing and Name Resolution Multisource Dissemination In-Network Caching Data-Oriented Network Architecture Network of Information Named Data Networking Streaming of Scalable Video for FI Wavelet-Based SVC Event-Based Scalable Coding Media Search and Retrieval in FI FI Self-Management Scenarios Adaptive Resource Management Energy-Aware Network Management Cache Management Concluding Remarks References Index

K. R. Rao holds a B.Sc from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India and Ph.D from The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA. Since 1966, he has been with the University of Texas at Arlington, USA, where he is currently a professor. He, along with two other researchers, introduced the Discrete Cosine Transform in 1975, which has since become popular in digital signal processing. An IEEE fellow, he has co/authored and co/edited numerous books, published extensively in refereed journals, presented at several international conferences, and served as a consultant to industry, research institutes, law firms, and academia. Zoran S. Bojkovic holds a B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, where he is currently a full professor. He is also a permanent visiting professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA. A member of the editorial board of six international journals, he has co/authored and co/edited numerous books, conference proceedings, and papers in peer-reviewed publications. A member of several academic and professional societies, he has conducted seminars and participated in over 70 scientific and industrial projects all over the world. He has also been a consultant to industry, research institutes, and academia. Bojan M. Bakmaz holds a B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, where he is currently an assistant professor. In his previous work, he participated in the realization of several scientific projects and studies. He is the author of a monograph, a textbook, and over 70 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. A member of IEEE, he is an active reviewer of numerous scientific publications. His research interests include multimedia wireless networks, QoS, teletraffic theory, and handover techniques.