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Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks
Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks
Xuemin (Sherman) Shen • Xiaodong Lin Kuan Zhang Editors
Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks With 455 Figures and 63 Tables
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Editors Xuemin (Sherman) Shen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada
Xiaodong Lin Institute of Faculty of Business and Information University of Ontario Oshawa, ON, Canada
Kuan Zhang University of Nebraska–Lincoln Omaha, NE, Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-78261-4 ISBN 978-3-319-78262-1 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-319-78263-8 (print and electronic bundle) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78262-1 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The evolution of mobile communication systems from the first to the fifth generation (5G) has revolutionized many aspects of society in the past four decades. Wireless networking technologies have become closely integrated with various activities in industry, business, entertainment, and daily life. With improved reliability and increased connection density, wireless networks have been attracting enterprise users, in addition to conventional mobile communication users, by supporting autonomous driving, factory automation, intelligent e-healthcare, smart city, and various other use cases. Networking services have become highly heterogeneous and dynamic as we continuously integrate wireless networks into a wide variety of applications. Maturing wireless networking technology has attracted everincreasing interests from multi-disciplines, including communications engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industry and system engineering, social science, economy, an
