WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN (H/C)

THIS BOOK SURVEYS STATE-OF-THE-ART OPTIMIZATION MODELING FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS NETWORKS, SUCH AS CELLULAR AND WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (LANS), AND THE SERVICES THEY DELIVER. THE PAST TWO DECADES HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF WIRELESS NETWORKS. THE CURRENT-GENERATION WIRELESS SYSTEMS CAN PROVIDE MOBILE USERS WITH HIGH-SPEED DATA SERVICES AT RATES SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE PREVIOUS GENERATION. AS A RESULT, THE DEMAND FOR MOBILE INFORMATION SERVICES WITH HIGH RELIABILITY, FAST RESPONSE TIMES, AND UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE OPTIMIZATION OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HAS BECOME CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BOTH IN TERMS OF PRACTICAL UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL VIABILITY, AND PRESENTS A RICH AREA FOR RESEARCH. IN THE EDITORS' PREVIOUS WORK ON TRADITIONAL WIRED NETWORKS, WE HAVE OBSERVED THAT DESIGNING LOW COST, SURVIVABLE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS INVOLVES EXTREMELY COMPLICATED PROCESSES. COMMERCIAL PRODUCT