802.11 WLANs and IP Networking: Security, QoS, and Mobility

Fully addressing the most critical WLAN and Wireless IP issues in the industry today, this practical new resource focuses on the areas of security, mobility, and QoS improvement. The book gives you a solid understanding of IEEE 802.11 standards and presents solutions discussed by the IEEE 802.11 standardization committee, including those that can be provided at the IP layer.

Moreover, the book provides guidance on deployment, insights on interworking with 3G mobile communications systems, and discussions on the market and business aspects of WLANS. From basic WLAN and Wireless IP concepts and the current status of IEEE 802.11, to WLAN deployment and integration with GPRS and UMTS and the future role of WLAN in beyond 3G and 4G systems, this authoritative reference presents a thorough overview of the key issues and possible solutions for WLANs from layer-1 to layer-3 and higher protocol layers, wherever necessary. The book is generously supported with over 120 illustrations.

About the Authors

Anand Raghawa Prashad (The Netherlands), senior researcher, DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Munich, Germany was born in Ranchi, India. He received his Ph.D. degree on "WLANs: Protocols, Security, and Deployment," and MSc (Ir.) degree in the field of "Self Similarity in ATM Network Traffic" from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands in 2003 and 1996, respectively. From 1996 to November 1998 he worked as a research engineer and later project leader in the Uniden Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as a systems architect for IEEE 802.11-based WLANs in Lucent Technologies in The Netherlands. Subsequently, he was technical director at Genista Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. He is an active participant of the IEEE 802.11 standardization committee. In addition to his publications in journals, international conferences, and chapters in books, he has several patent applications in the field of wireless communications and has coedited a book titled WLAN System and Wireless IP for Next Generation Communication published by Artech House. He has been a member of organizing committee of various International Conferences including VTC and WPMC. He was a guest editor of a special issue on Security for Next Generation Communication of the Kluwer International Journal on Personal Wireless Communications. His research interests include software radio, next generation wireless systems, networks and access, security, mobility, and QoS for wireless systems and IP networking. He is a senior member of IEEE.

Neeli Rashmi Prasad was born on September 14, 1970, in Ranchi, Bihar, India. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy, in the field of "Adaptive Security for Wireless Heterogeneous Networks" in 2004 and M.Sc. (Ir.) degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, on "Indoor Wireless Communications using Slotted ISMA Protocols" in 1997. She joined Vodafone, Maastricht, The Netherlands as a radio engineer in 1997. From November 1998 until May 2001, she worked as systems architect for wireless LANs in the Wireless Communications and Networking Division of Lucent Technologies, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. From June 2001 to July 2003, she was with T-Mobile Netherlands, The Hague, The Netherlands as senior architect for core network. Subsequently, from July 2003 to April 2004, she was senior research manager at PCOM: I3, Aalborg, Denmark. Since April 2004, she has been associate professor at the Center for TeleInfrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. In addition to her publications in journals, international conferences and chapters in books, she has coedited a book titled WLAN Systems and Wireless IP for Next Generation Communications published by Artech House. In December 1997 she won best paper award for her work on Inhibit Sense Multiple Access (ISMA) protocol. Her current research interest lies in wireless security, mobility, mesh networks, low data rate networks, and heterogeneous networks.