The American musical landscape : the business of muscianship from Billings to Gershwin / Richard Crawford

• Record Nr.: UNISA996402647403316
• Autore: CRAWFORD, Richard <1935->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0-520-22482-5
• Edizione: [Ed. aggiornata con una nuova nuova prefazione]
• Descrizione fisica: Testo elettronico (PDF) (XIX, 381 p. : ill.)
• Disciplina: 780.973
• Soggetti: Musica - Stati Uniti d'America - Storia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Risorsa elettronica
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Energy efficiency in wireless networks / / Oswald Jumira, Sherali Zeadally

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818406103321
• Autore: Jumira Oswald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : ISTE; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013
• ISBN: 9781118579954; 111857995X; 9781299139909; 1299139906; 9781118579374; 1118579372; 9781118580011; 111858001X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Collana: FOCUS series in networks and telecommunications, , 2051-2481
• Altri autori (Persone): ZeadallySherali
• Disciplina: 621.384
• Soggetti: Wireless communication systems - Energy consumption
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CELLULAR NETWORKS; 1.1. Overview of cellular communication networks; 1.2. Metrics for measuring energy efficiency in cellular wireless communication systems; 1.3. Energy efficiency in base stations; 1.4. Energy-efficient cellular network design; 1.5. Interference management and mitigation; 1.6. Enabling technologies; 1.6.1. Energy-efficient communication via cognitive radio; 1.6.2. Using cooperative relays to support energy-efficient communication; 1.6.2.1. Enabling energy-efficient communication via fixed relays; 1.6.2.2. Communications in cellular networks via user cooperationCHAPTER 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKS; 2.1. Overview of wireless ad hoc networks; 2.2. Metrics for measuring energy efficiency in wireless ad hoc networks; 2.3. Energy losses in wireless ad hoc networks; 2.4. Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks; 2.4.1. Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks; 2.5. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs); 2.5.1. Energy efficiency in mobile ad hoc networks; CHAPTER 3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; 3.1. Overview of wireless local area networks; 3.2. Energy consumption metrics for WLANs3.3. Energy efficiency in WLANs; 3.3.1. Physical layer-based energy-efficient schemes; 3.3.2. Medium access control (MAC) layer-based energy-efficient schemes; 3.3.3. Cross-layer-based energy-efficient schemes; 3.4. Energy efficiency strategies in IEEE 802.11n; CHAPTER 4. ENERGY HARVESTING IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; 4.1. Energy harvesting; 4.1.1. The harvesting concept; 4.1.1.1. Universal energy-harvesting model A universal energy model is the link between the energy harvester and the WSN node [J; 4.2. Harvesting techniques; 4.2.1. Mechanical energy sources4.2.2. Thermal energy sources; 4.2.3. Radiation energy sources; 4.2.4. Comparison of harvesting sources; 4.3. Energy harvesting storage devices; 4.4. Power management for EH-WSN; 4.4.1. Discussion on power management for energy harvesting systems; 4.5. Conclusion; CHAPTER 5. FUTURE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES; 5.1. Energy efficiency in cellular networks; 5.1.1. Low-energy spectrum sensing; 5.1.2. Energy-aware medium access control and energy-efficient routing; 5.1.3. Energy-efficient resource management in heterogeneous cellular networks; 5.1.4. Cross-layer design and optimization5.1.5. Energy considerations in practical deployments of cooperative and cognitive radio systems; 5.2. Energy efficiency in ad hoc networks; 5.2.1. Sampling techniques; 5.2.2. MAC protocols; 5.2.3. Routing; 5.2.4. Mobility challenges; 5.2.5. Cognitive radio technology applied in wireless ad hoc networks; 5.3. Energy efficiency in WLAN; 5.3.1. IEEE 802.11ac (gigabit Wi-Fi); 5.3.2. MIMO-based WLAN; 5.3.3. Super Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.22); 5.4. Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks; 5.4.1. Challenges for energy harvesting in harsh conditions; 5.4.2. Radiation-based energy harvesters
• Sommario/riassunto: The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented development and growth in global wireless communications systems, technologies and network "traffic" generated over network infrastructures.This book presents state-of-the-art energy-efficient techniques, designs and implementations that pertain to wireless communication networks such as cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs) and wireless ; ad hoc networks (WAHNs) including mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as they are deployed across the world to facilitate "always on" reliable high-speed