Personal Networks
Wireless Networking for Personal Devices
Published on 21. April 2010
232 pages
978-0-470-66670-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written by experts in the field, this book describes thePersonal Network architecture and its various components
This book focuses on networking and security aspects of PersonalNetworks (PNs). Given a single user, the authors propose anarchitecture for PNs in which devices are divided into one of twotypes of nodes: personal nodes and foreign nodes. Furthermore, theauthors demonstrate the ways in which PNs can be formed in aself-organized and secure way, how they can be interconnected usinginfrastructure networks, how multiple PNs can be connected, and howtheir services and resources can be shared. In addition, the bookshows how security and ease-of-use can be achieved throughautomatic configuration and how mobility can be supported throughadaptability and self-organization. The motivations for the PNconcept, the PN architecture, its functionalities and features, aswell as future challenges are covered in depth. Finally, theauthors consider the potential applications for PNs and brieflydiscuss additional support systems for PN applications. The latterincludes service discovery and context information management amongothers.
Key Features:
* Describes the PN network architecture and its variouscomponents in-depth
* Written by experts who developed this concept
* Discusses the newer topic of federations of PNs
* Considers potential PN applications, and demonstrates howapplications support systems, such as service discovery and contextmanagement, can assist the applications
* Provides an insight into the challenges of future personalnetworking, architectures for PNs, potential and importantsolutions, and their implications
This book will serve as an invaluable reference for researchers,developers, and standardization experts in mobile and wirelesscommunication systems and services. It will also be of interest topostgraduate students in the field of telecommunications.
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Persons
Dr. Martin Jacobsson, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Martin Jacobsson graduated in Computer Science from University of Linköping, Sweden in 2002. In 2003, he joined the Wireless and Mobile Communications group led by professor Niemegeers in Delft University of Technology as a doctoral researcher. Currently, he holds a Post.Doc. research position at Delft University of Technology.
Professor Ignas Niemegeers, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Ignas Niemegeers gained his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Gent, Belgium, in 1970. In 1972 he received a M.Sc.E. degree in Computer Engineering and in 1978 a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Since May 2002 he holds the chair Wireless and Mobile Networks at Delft University of Technology, where he is heading the Centre for Wireless and Personal Communication (CWPC).
Professor Sonia Heemstra de Groot, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sonia Heemstra de Groot received her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, in 1990. Currently, she is chief scientist at the Twente Institute of Wireless and Mobile Communications B.V. and part-time professor at the Delft University of Technology.
Content
Foreword.
Preface.
List of Abbreviations.
1 The Vision of Personal Networks.
1.1 Past, Present, and Future Telecommunication.
1.2 Personal Networks.
1.3 Some Typical PN Use-Case Scenarios.
1.4 Federations of Personal Networks.
1.5 Early Personal Network Implementations.
1.6 Expected Impact.
1.7 Summary.
2 Personal Networks User Requirements.
2.1 Ubiquitous Networking.
2.2 Heterogeneous Hardware Constraints.
2.3 Quality of Service and Reliability.
2.4 Name, Service, and Content Management.
2.5 Context Awareness.
2.6 Being Cognitive.
2.7 Security and Trust.
2.8 Privacy.
2.9 Usability.
2.10 Other Requirements.
2.11 Jane Revisited.
2.12 Summary.
3 Trends in Personal Networks.
3.1 Wireless Communications.
3.2 Ad Hoc Networking.
3.3 WWRF Book of Visions.
3.4 Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing and Communication.
3.5 Ambient Networks.
3.6 IST PACWOMAN and SHAMAN.
3.7 Personal Distributed Environment.
3.8 MyNet.
3.9 P2P Universal Computing Consortium.
3.10 More Trends.
3.11 Personal Networks and Current Trends.
3.12 Summary.
4 The Personal Network Architecture.
4.1 Terminology.
4.2 Personal and Foreign Nodes.
4.3 The Three Level Architecture View.
4.4 Personalization of Nodes.
4.5 Cluster Organization.
4.6 Personal Network Organization.
4.7 Foreign Communication.
4.8 Higher Layer Support Systems.
4.9 Federations of Personal Networks.
4.10 Discussion.
4.11 Summary.
5 Cluster Formation and Routing.
5.1 What is a Cluster?
5.2 Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technologies.
5.3 Cluster Formation and Maintenance.
5.4 Intra-Cluster Routing.
5.5 Summary.
6 Inter-Cluster Tunneling and Routing.
6.1 Inter-Cluster Tunneling Requirements.
6.2 IP Mobility.
6.3 PN Addressing.
6.4 Infrastructure Support.
6.5 Inter-Cluster Tunneling.
6.6 Inter-Cluster Routing.
6.7 Summary.
7 Foreign Communication.
7.1 Requirements for Foreign Communication.
7.2 Setting up Communication with Foreign Nodes.
7.3 Bridging Inside and Outside Protocols.
7.4 Mobility and Gateway Node Handover.
7.5 Summary.
8 Personal Network Application Support Systems.
8.1 Required PN Application Support.
8.2 Design of a PN Application Support System.
8.3 Service Discovery and Management Implementation.
8.4 An Implementation of Context Management.
8.5 Summary.
9 Personal Network Security.
9.1 Device Personalization.
9.2 Establishment of Secure Communication.
9.3 Secure Foreign Communication.
9.4 Anonymity.
9.5 Summary.
10 Personal Network Federations.
10.1 Examples.
10.2 Types of Federations.
10.3 Requirements.
10.4 Architecture of a Federation.
10.5 Life Cycle of a Federation.
10.6 Federation Access Control.
10.7 Federation Implementation Approaches.
10.8 Security.
10.9 Summary.
11 Personal Network Prototypes.
11.1 The TU Delft Prototype.
11.2 The PNP2008 Prototypes.
11.3 The MAGNET Prototype.
11.4 Summary.
12 The Future of Personal Networks.
12.1 Are We There Yet?
12.2 Future Directions.
Appendix A Terminology.
A.1 Connectivity Abstraction Level.
A.2 Network Abstraction Level.
A.3 Application and Service Abstraction Level.
A.4 Personal Network Federations.
References.
Related Websites.
Index.
