This edited book brings together related new and emerging works on algorithms, protocols and applications on wireless networks and the wireless Internet in 2003. The chapters are written for this volume by the leading international researchers and professionals in this field. The material represents the state-of-the-art research. Featured are discussions of numerous relevant concepts which examine the various approaches that define emerging mobile and wireless Internet technologies. Included are topics on: dynamic configuration of mobile devices; security and privacy of the PTP; soft handoff support; node centric hybrid routing; resource allocation; mobile multicast; TCP/IP and wireless networks; multipath routing protocols; mobility predication for QoS provisioning; handoff rerouting algorithms; seamless mobility and IP mobility protocols; and compaction algorithms, mobile and wireless Internet. "Protocols, Algorithms and Systems" is written for the communications and computer engineer working in the areas of wireless networks, mobile computing and wireless communications.
Experts contributing to this volume are: Nilanjan Banerjee, Yigal Bejerano, Mun Choon Chan, Yu Cheng, Israel Cidon, Sajal K. Das, Spencer Dawkins, Elias C. Efstathiou, Smitha Ganeshan, J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, Dipak Ghosal, James Kempf, Geoffrey H. Kuenning, Hyong S. Kim, Sridhar Komandur, Thomas La Porta, Xin Liu, Oleksiy Mazhelis, Biswanath Mukherjee, Joseph (Steffi) Naor, Vijoy Pandey, Jogen Pathak, George C. Polyzos, Ramachandran Ramjee, Peter Reiher, Soumya Roy, Luca Salgarelli, Alexandr Seleznyov, Lisa A. Shay, Wee-Seng Soh, Sandra Thuel, Kenneth S. Vastola, Jari Veijalainen, An-I Andy Wang, Thomas Y.C. Woo, Wei Wu and Weihua Zhuang.