Seamless and Secure Communications over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

This brief provides an overview of the requirements, challenges, design issues and major techniques for seamless and secure communications over heterogeneous wireless networks. It summarizes and provides detailed insights into the latest research on hando

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Jiannong Cao Chisheng Zhang

Seamless and Secure Communications over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 123

SpringerBriefs in Computer Science

Series Editors Stan Zdonik Peng Ning Shashi Shekhar Jonathan Katz Xindong Wu Lakhmi C. Jain David Padua Xuemin Shen Borko Furht V.S. Subrahmanian Martial Hebert Katsushi Ikeuchi Bruno Siciliano

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Jiannong Cao • Chisheng Zhang

Seamless and Secure Communications over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

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Jiannong Cao Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

Chisheng Zhang Department of Computing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

ISSN 2191-5768 ISSN 2191-5776 (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4939-0415-0 ISBN 978-1-4939-0416-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0416-7 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014930153 © The Author(s) 2014 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. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

The Motivation for This Book The past decade has witnessed the emergence of mobile Internet applications for diverse mobile devices, ranging from text-based office assistant utilities to multimedia-based online entertainment. The potential impact of heterogeneous wireless networks has be