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.

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.