Jean-Marc, POGOREL Gérard The Radio Spectrum GAITI Dominique Autonomic Networks LABIOD Houda Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks LECOY Pierre Fiber-optic Communications MELLOUK Abdelhamid End-to-End Quality of Service Engineering in Next Generation Heterogeneous Networks PAGANI Pascal et al. Ultra-wideband Radio Propagation Channel BENSLIMANE Abderrahim Multimedia Multicast on the Internet PUJOLLE Guy Management, Control and Evolution of IP Networks SANCHEZ Javier, THIOUNE Mamadou VIVIER Guillaume Reconfigurable Mobile Radio Systems Wireless Networking Technology From Principles to Successful Implementation Steve Rackley Newnes Wireless Networking Technology From Principles to Successful Implementation This page intentionally left blank Wireless Networking Technology From Principles to Successful Implementation Steve Rackley AMSTERDAM BOSTON . HEIDELBERG LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO ELSEVIER Newnes is an imprint of Elsevier Newnes Newnes is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington MA 01803 First published 2007 Copyright © 2007, Steve Rackley. All rights reserved The right of Steve Rackley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permission may be sought directly from Elsevier's Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: permissions@elsevier.com. Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to perso