Technologies for Home Networking

This book bridges the gap between wireless networking and service research communities, which, until now, have confined their work to their respective fields. Here, a number of industry professionals and academic experts have contributed chapters on various aspects of the subject to present an overview of home networking technologies with a special emphasis on the user as the center of all activities. Coverage includes:

• Networked home use cases and scenarios
• Media format, media exchange, and media interoperability
• Location-aware device and service discovery
• Security in smart homes
• Security service discovery protocol implementation for wireless ad-hoc networks
• Multimedia content protection in consumer networks
• Mobile device connectivity in home networks
• Unlicensed mobile access/generic access network
• Wireless sensor networks in the home
• Ultra-wideband and sensor networking in the home environment

With a balanced mix of practice and theory, Technologies for Home Networking focuses on the latest technologies for speedier, more reliable wireless networking and explains how to facilitate workable end-to-end solutions from a user's perspective. This book is an ideal resource for practicing engineers, designers, and managers with an interest in home networking and also serves as a valuable text for graduate students.
• Numerous worked examples
• Real world case studies