Personal networks: wireless networking for personal devices

Personal Networks: Wireless Networking for Personal Devices focuses on networking and security aspects of Personal Networks (PNs). Given a single user, theauthors propose an architecture for PNs in which devices are divided into oneof two types of nodes: personal nodes and foreign nodes. Furthermore, the authors demonstrate the ways in which PNs can be formed in a self-organized and secure way, how they can be interconnected using infrastructure networks, how to connect different multiple PNs, and how to share services and resources. In addition, the book shows how security and ease-of-use can be achieved through automatic configuration and how mobility can be supported through adaptabilityand self-organization. Moreover, the book covers group communications and sharing of services and resources among PNs belonging to more than two users based on a concept called federations of personal networks. The motivations for PNconcepts, the PN network architecture, its functionalities and features, as well as future challenges are covered in depth. Furthermore, the authors consider the potential applications for PNs and briefly discuss additional support systems for PN applications. The latter includes service discovery and context information management.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-68173-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 25/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés