| Dedication | p. v |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Acknowledgements | p. xxi |
| Dynamic Configuration of Mobile Devices for Wireless Internet Access | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Taxonomy of Solutions | p. 2 |
| Dynamic Configuration Solutions Based on DHCP | p. 5 |
| Evaluation and Comparison | p. 13 |
| Related Work | p. 16 |
| Summary and Conclusions | p. 17 |
| References | p. 18 |
| Fast Soft Handoff Support and Diffserv Resource Allocation in Wireless Mobile Internet | p. 21 |
| Introduction | p. 21 |
| Previous Micromobility Protocols | p. 23 |
| System Architecture | p. 30 |
| Mobile Cellular IP (MCIP) | p. 33 |
| DiffServ Registration Domain | p. 45 |
| Domain-Based Call Admission Control | p. 47 |
| Adaptive Assured Service | p. 50 |
| Performance Evaluation | p. 52 |
| Conclusion and Future Research | p. 59 |
| Notes | p. 62 |
| References | p. 62 |
| Wireless Access of Internet Using TCP/IP | p. 65 |
| Introduction | p. 65 |
| Transmission Control protocol (TCP) | p. 66 |
| Wireless Networks | p. 70 |
| TCP and Wireless Networks | p. 71 |
| Conclusion | p. 74 |
| References | p. 74 |
| Mobility Prediction for QoS Provisioning | p. 77 |
| Introduction | p. 77 |
| Related Work and Motivation | p. 79 |
| Mobility Prediction Schemes | p. 81 |
| Dynamic Resource Reservation Based on Mobility Predictions | p. 98 |
| Performance Evaluation | p. 100 |
| Conclusion | p. 106 |
| References | p. 107 |
| Seamless Mobility | p. 109 |
| Introduction | p. 109 |
| Seamless IP Routing Change | p. 114 |
| Seamless Service Transition | p. 118 |
| Seamless Intertechnology Handover | p. 122 |
| Seamless Dormant Mode Location Management | p. 125 |
| An Internet Without Boundaries | p. 130 |
| References | p. 130 |
| IP Mobility Protocols for Wireless Internet | p. 133 |
| Introduction | p. 133 |
| Macro-mobility Protocols | p. 137 |
| Micro-mobility Protocols | p. 143 |
| Comparison of micro-mobility protocols | p. 151 |
| Conclusion | p. 159 |
| References | p. 160 |
| An Initial Security Analysis of the Personal Transaction Protocol | p. 165 |
| Introduction | p. 165 |
| PTP Description | p. 168 |
| Assets, Risks and Threats | p. 172 |
| PTP Technical Analysis | p. 181 |
| Conclusions and recommendations | p. 187 |
| References | p. 189 |
| Node-Centric Hybrid Routing for Wireless Internetworking | p. 191 |
| Introduction | p. 191 |
| Node Centric Hybrid Routing | p. 194 |
| Hybrid Routing Using SOAR | p. 198 |
| Multiple Netmark Scenarios | p. 202 |
| Performance Evaluation | p. 204 |
| Conclusions | p. 215 |
| References | p. 215 |
| Mobile Multicast | p. 217 |
| Introduction | p. 217 |
| Basic Assumptions Influencing TCP/IP | p. 220 |
| IP Multicast | p. 221 |
| IP Mobility protocols | p. 224 |
| Transcoding Filters | p. 228 |
| Combining IP Multicast and Mobility | p. 229 |
| New Perspectives on Mobile Multicast | p. 235 |
| Conclusions | p. 240 |
| References | p. 241 |
| Multipath Routing in Ad Hoc Networks | p. 245 |
| Introduction | p. 245 |
| Design Space for Ad Hoc Multipath Routing Protocols | p. 246 |
| Examples of ad hoc multipath routing approaches | p. 254 |
| Recent advances in ad hoc multipath routing protocols | p. 258 |
| References | p. 261 |
| Competitive Analysis of Handoff Rerouting Algorithm | p. 263 |
| Introduction | p. 263 |
| The Network Model | p. 267 |
| Existing Handoff Rerouting Schemes | p. 268 |
| Handoff Anticipating Algorithms | p. 276 |
| Handoff Non-Anticipating Schemes | p. 281 |
| Simulation Results | p. 292 |
| Conclusions and Future Work | p. 294 |
| References | p. 296 |
| The Proof of Theorem 3 | p. 299 |
| The Competitive Ratio of Algorithm | p. 302 |
| Cache-Based Compaction | p. 305 |
| Introduction | p. 305 |
| Related Work | p. 307 |
| Our Cache-based Compaction Technique | p. 309 |
| Applying Compaction to Web Transfer | p. 312 |
| Applying Compaction to Email Transfer | p. 324 |
| Conclusion | p. 329 |
| References | p. 329 |
| Performance Improvements in Multi-Tier Cellular Networks | p. 333 |
| Introduction | p. 333 |
| Network Architecture and Problem Statement | p. 336 |
| Modeling Assumptions and Performance Metrics | p. 339 |
| Analysis of the Network with a Single Class of Traffic | p. 341 |
| Two-Tier Cellular Network without Handoff Overheads | p. 345 |
| Two-Tier Cellular Network with Handoff Overheads | p. 352 |
| Sensitivity of Results to Parameters | p. 360 |
| Related Work | p. 361 |
| Conclusion and Future Work | p. 362 |
| References | p. 362 |
| Technology-Independent Link Sensing in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks: Benefits and Challenges | |
| Introduction | p. 365 |
| Challenges in Sensing Mobile Wireless Ad-Hoc Network Links | p. 366 |
| Technology Independence | p. 368 |
| Predictable VS. Non-Predictable Link Failures | p. 369 |
| Previous Work on Network Sensing | p. 371 |
| Our Methodology | p. 374 |
| Conclusion | p. 380 |
| References | p. 380 |
| Index | p. 383 |
| About the Editors | p. 391 |
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