Wireless and Mobile Networking

There has been phenomenal uptake of wireless and mobile networking technologies in the past decades. Significant developments have taken place during this time making the wireless technology more affordable, effective, and reliable. This book explains the fundamental principles and protocols of key existing and emerging wireless networking technologies. The book begins with a review of the fundamentals of wireless communications. It covers the basic theories and terminologies of coding and modulation, which maps digital information to the underlying signal, as well as the models to capture the dynamics of wireless signal propagation in the environment. It provides in-depth coverage of the WiFi evolution covering both the mainstream WiFi, which operates in 2.4/5GHz with new versions targeting 6GHz, as well as some of the niche WiFi standards that operate outside the mainstream bands such as 802.11af in 700MHz TV bands, 802.11ah in 900MHz to connect Internet of Things (IoT), and 802.11ad/ay in 60GHz to support multi-gigabit applications. The book covers the fundamental concepts of cellular networks, examines the advancements brought forth by each generation, and discusses new applications and the underpinning wireless technologies promised by 5G. It also covers a recently developed long-range low-power wireless networking technology called LoRa, which is the fastest growing technology to connect millions of IoT sensors and devices throughout the world. The concluding chapters examine emerging wireless paradigms such as Artificial Intelligence for wireless networking, sensing with wireless signals, and mobile networking with flying base stations carried by drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With many worked-out examples, illustrative figures, multiple choice questions, the book is an ideal for students and a valuable reference for anyone working in this rapidly evolving field.

過去幾十年來，無線和移動網絡技術取得了驚人的普及。在這段時間內，無線技術經歷了重大發展，使其更加負擔得起、有效和可靠。本書解釋了現有和新興無線網絡技術的基本原理和協議。本書首先回顧了無線通信的基本原理。它涵蓋了編碼和調製的基本理論和術語，將數字信息映射到底層信號，以及捕捉環境中無線信號傳播動態的模型。它深入介紹了WiFi的演進，包括主流的WiFi，它在2.4 / 5GHz操作，以及針對6GHz的新版本，以及一些在主流頻段之外操作的專業WiFi標準，例如在700MHz電視頻段中操作的802.11af，用於連接物聯網（IoT）的900MHz中的802.11ah，以及在60GHz中支持多千兆應用的802.11ad / ay。本書涵蓋了蜂窩網絡的基本概念，檢視了每一代帶來的進展，並討論了5G承諾的新應用和基礎無線技術。它還介紹了一種最近開發的長距離低功耗無線網絡技術，稱為LoRa，它是連接全球數百萬物聯網傳感器和設備的最快增長技術。最後幾章探討了新興的無線範式，如無線網絡的人工智能、利用無線信號進行感知以及由無人機和無人載具攜帶的移動基站進行的移動網絡。本書配有許多實例、圖示和多項選擇題，是學生的理想選擇，也是在這個快速發展領域工作的任何人的寶貴參考資料。

Mahbub Hassan is Full Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where he heads the Networked Systems and Security research group. He has worked as Visiting Scholar and Professor at Washington University in Saint Louis, Osaka University, and University of Nantes. During 2013-2016, he served as Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE giving lectures on emerging wireless communications technologies to a wide range of audiences throughout the world.

Mahbub Hassan是澳洲悉尼新南威爾斯大學的計算機科學與工程學系全職教授，並領導著網絡系統和安全研究小組。他曾在聖路易斯華盛頓大學、大阪大學和南特大學擔任訪問學者和教授。在2013年至2016年期間，他擔任IEEE的傑出講師，向全球各地的廣大觀眾講授新興無線通信技術。