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A Survey on Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Network
White Papers This paper presents a coherent survey on ad hoc wireless networks, with the intent of serving as a quick reference to the current research issues in ad hoc networking. It starts with a background on the origin and development stages of ad hoc...
[April 29, 2009, 11:59]
Conducting a WLAN Site Survey and Implementation for the Cisco® Unified Wireless Network
White Papers When preparing to conduct a site survey for a Cisco® wireless LAN (WLAN) installation, follow the Cisco network design methodology: Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, and Optimize (PPDIOO). PPDIOO addresses network implementation in phases.
[December 10, 2009, 23:00]
Wireless Sensor Network Security: A Survey
White Papers There is currently enormous research potential in the field of wireless sensor network security. As wireless sensor networks continue to grow, so does the need for effective security mechanisms. However, due to inherent resource and computing...
[September 19, 2008, 1:01]
A Survey on Topology Issues in Wireless Sensor Network
White Papers Topology issues have received more and more attentions in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). While WSN applications are normally optimized by the given underlying network topology, another trend is to optimize WSN by means of topology control.
[April 23, 2009, 1:24]
Isilion Implements the Largest Wireless Network in the NHS for Eastbourne Hospital
White Papers After a detailed site survey it was calculated that 140 Cisco Aironet 1200 Access-Points would be required to cover the main patient and consultant areas. Eastbourne District General Hospital required a Wireless LAN Solution to cover the patient...
[November 15, 2006, 0:00]
VoIP Over Wireless LAN Survey
White Papers Wireless LANs (WLANs) are being more and more widely deployed at present. They also provide a perfect solution for the creation of ad-hoc networks in emergency conditions within areas where dense wireless networks are in place.
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Wireless Protocols: A Survey and a Comparison
White Papers This paper offers an overview of these popular wireless communication standards, comparing their main features and behaviors in terms of various metrics, including capacity, network topology, security, quality of service support, and power...
[November 11, 2005, 0:00]
Energy Conservation in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey
White Papers In the last years, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have gained increasing attention from both the research community and actual users. As sensor nodes are generally battery-powered devices, the critical aspects to face concern how to reduce the...
[December 2, 2009, 23:00]
A Survey of Mac Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper presents the challenges in the design of the energy efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for the wireless sensor network. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become an active research area for the researchers.
[December 8, 2009, 23:00]
A Survey of TCP Optimizations for Wireless Channels
White Papers The use of wireless links causes several problems for TCP connections. These problems can be ameliorated through the use of modifications to TCP, with or without support from a router in the network. Among them are high loss rates, high delay...
[October 31, 2007, 0:00]
Wireless Sensor Networks for Surveillance Applications - A Comparative Survey of MAC Protocols
White Papers Wireless sensor nodes are made up of small electronic devices which are capable of sensing, computing and transmitting data from harsh physical environments. A well designed MAC (Medium Access Control) protocol can prolong the network life.
[December 8, 2009, 23:00]
A Survey of Sensor Selection Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers The survey uses different schemes that are used to select sensors. However, due to energy limitations and to prolong the network lifetime, the number of active sensors should be kept to a minimum. One of the main goals of sensor networks is to...
[August 10, 2007, 10:55]
Inside the Wireless Site Survey
White Papers The more you know about the intricacies of a professional wireless site survey the more you can appreciate the value. From interference and distortion to frequencies and signal strength, wireless network implementations can present scenarios that...
[June 14, 2005, 3:00]
Select Comfort Uses Observer Suite to Perform Site Surveys, Find Rogue Access Points, and Enforce Corporate Polices for Their Wireless Network
White Papers When the organization desired to implement an 802.11 wireless network, they needed a solution capable of effectively and efficiently monitoring WLANs, including the ability to perform a Wireless Site Survey, monitor for rogue access points...
[January 17, 2006, 23:00]
Council cuts costs of wireless-network testing
News Davies said that the time it took to survey locations in the planning stage of the implementation was cut by a third as a result of using the analysis tool. Pembrokeshire County Council has reduced the time it takes to test the reliability of its...
[August 6, 2007, 9:43]
Surveying Wireless Networks
White Papers It begins with some basic information about wireless networks and their radio transmissions, and then looks at the tools that are needed to perform a survey, and finally the processes of surveying and planning a wireless network.
[April 11, 2008, 2:41]
Performance of Transport Protocols in Wireless Networks
White Papers This paper provides a survey of research on transport protocols for wireless networks. However, in practice, TCP, as a standard transport protocol for Internet, is tuned for wired network and performs poorly in wireless networks.
[August 10, 2007, 10:34]
A Survey on Attacks and Countermeasures in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers This paper provides a survey on attacks and countermeasures in MANET. Security is an essential service for wired and wireless network communications. The success of Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANET) strongly depends on people's confidence in its...
[May 10, 2006, 1:00]
Multi-Model Security Associations in Personal Networks
White Papers This paper provides comparative survey on association models in current specification efforts. Particularly, the paper will evaluate Bluetooth Simple Connect, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, HomePlugAV protection modes and Wireless USB association models.
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
The Virtual Node Layer: A Programming Abstraction for Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers The paper concludes with a survey of additional applications that are well-suited to this setting. This simplifies the design and rigorous analysis of applications for the wireless sensor network setting, as the layer can mask much of the...
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
