Provides treatment of various constituent components of ad hoc network protocols. This book reviews issues related to medium access control, scalable routing, group communications, use of directional/smart antennas, network security, and power management among other topics.

"AD Hoc Networks: Technologies and Protocols" is a concise in-depth treatment of various constituent components of ad hoc network protocols. It reviews issues related to medium access control, scalable routing, group communications, use of directional/smart antennas, network security, and power management among other topics. The authors examine various technologies that may aid ad hoc networking including the presence of an ability to tune transmission power levels or the deployment of sophisticated smart antennae. Contributors to this volume include experts that have been active in ad hoc network research and have published in the premier conferences and journals in this subject area. "AD Hoc Networks: Technologies and Protocols" will be immensely useful as a reference work to engineers and researchers as well as to advanced level students in the areas of wireless networks, and computer networks.

Ad Hoc Networks.- Collision Avoidance Protocols.- Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Multicasting in Ad Hoc Networks.- Transport Layer Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks.- Energy Conservation.- Use of Smart Antennas in Ad Hoc Networks.- QoS Issues in Ad Hoc Networks.- Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.