Presents the state of the art in design and architecture for high-speed, wireless multimedia, voice, data, and video networks. Begins with an introduction to leading broadband and wireless ATM network technologies, then addresses key issues facing the designer of advanced multimedia networks. Focus is on real-world applications and traffic patterns in an effort to help network designers and engineers evaluate alternatives, project performance, and make better decisions. The author teaches electrical engineering at the University of Hawaii- Manoa, Honolulu. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
DR. ANNA HACī is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, and a member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. She has been a Visiting Scientist at the Imperial College, University of London, England; a Post-Doctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley; an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The Johns Hopkins University, and a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Her research contributions include system and workload modeling, performance analysis, reliability, modeling process synchronization mechanisms for distributed systems, congestion control, and wireless networking.