Topology Control in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

This book makes the case for topology control and provides an exhaustive
coverage of TC techniques in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks,
considering both stationary networks, to which most of the existing
solutions are tailored, and mobile networks. The author introduces a
new taxonomy of topology control and gives a full explication of the
applications and challenges of this important topic.

Topology Control in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks:

• Defines topology control and explains its necessity, considering both stationary and mobile networks.
• Describes the most representative TC protocols and their performance.
• Covers the critical transmitting range for stationary and mobile networks, topology optimization problems such as energy efficiency, and distributed topology control.
• Discusses implementation and ‘open issues’, including realistic models and the effect of multi-hop data traffic.
• Presents a case study on routing protocol design, to demonstrate how TC can ease the design of cooperative routing protocols.

This invaluable text will provide graduate students in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Physics, researchers in the field of ad hoc networking, and professionals in wireless telecoms as well as networking system developers with a single reference resource on topology control.

source: John Wiley & Sons