Ad hoc networking is an area in wireless communications. This book studies the physical layer performance of ad hoc wireless networks. It shows the strong dependence of higher layer performance on physical layer capabilities and limitations. It also presents a communication-theoretic perspective on the design of ad hoc wireless networks.

The inclusion of problems and solutions at the end of each chapter furthers understanding and makes it a highly relevant text for post-graduate and senior undergraduates on communication systems and computer science courses.

Preface.List of Acronyms.1 Related Work and Preliminary Considerations.1.1 Introduction.1.2 Related Work.1.3 A New Perspective for the Design of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.1.4 Overview of the Underlying Assumptions in the Following Chapters.1.5 The Main Philosophy Behind the Book.2 A Communication-Theoretic Framework for Multi-hop Ad Hoc WirelessNetworks: Ideal Scenario.2.1 Introduction.2.2 Preliminaries.2.3 Communication-Theoretic Basics.2.4 BER Performance Analysis.2.5 Network Behaviour.2.6 Concluding Remarks.3 A Communication-Theoretic Framework for Multi-hop Ad Hoc WirelessNetworks: Realistic Scenario.3.1 Introduction.3.2 Preliminaries.3.3 Communication-Theoretic Basics.3.4 Inter-node Interference.3.5 RESGOMAC Protocol.3.6 RESLIGOMAC Protocol.3.7 Network Behavior.3.8 Conclusions.4 Connectivity in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Physical Layer Perspective.4.1 Introduction.4.2 Quasi-regular Topology.4.3 Random Topology.4.4 Concluding Remarks and Discussion.5 Effective Transport Capacity in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.5.1 Introduction.5.2 Modeland Assumptions.5.3 Preliminaries.5.4 Single-Route Effective Transport Capacity.5.5 Aggregate Effective Transport Capacity.5.6 Comparison of the RESGO and RESLIGOMAC Protocols.5.7 Spread-RESGO: Improved RESGOMAC Protocol with Per-route Spreading Codes.5.8 Discussion.5.9 Concluding Remarks.6 Impact of Mobility on the Performance of Multi-hop Ad Hoc WirelessNetworks.6.1 Introduction.6.2 Preliminaries.6.3 Switching Models.6.4 Mobility Models.6.5 Numerical Results.6.6 Conclusions.7 Route Reservation in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.7.1 Introduction.7.2 Related Work.7.3 Network Models and Assumptions.7.4 The Two Switching Schemes.7.5 Analysis of the Two Switching Techniques.7.6 Results and Discussion.7.7 Concluding Remarks.8 Optimal Common Transmit Power for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.8.1 Introduction.8.2 Modeland Assumptions.8.3 Connectivity.8.4 BER at the End of a Multi-hop Route.8.5 Optimal Common Transmit Power.8.6 Performance Metrics.8.7 Results and Discussion.8.8 Related Work.8.9 Conclusions.9 Routing Problem in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Cross-Layer Perspective.9.1 Introduction.9.2 Experimental Evidence.9.3 Preliminaries: Analytical Models and Assumptions.9.4 Route Selection: Simulation Study.9.5 Network Performance Evaluation.9.6 Discussion.9.7 Related Work.9.8 Conclusions.10 Concluding Remarks.10.1 Introduction.10.2 Extensions of the Theoretical Framework: Open Problems.10.3 Network Architectures.10.4 Network Application Architectures.10.5 Standards.10.6 Applications.10.7 Conclusions.Appendix A.Appendix B.Appendix C.Appendix D.Appendix E.References.Index.