Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: Opportunities and Challenges.- Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: Opportunities and Challenges.- Layered Communication Approaches.- Physical Layer.- Data Link Layer.- Network Layer.- Transport and Middleware Layers.- Application Layer.- Cross-Layer Approaches.- Cross-Layer Design.- Cross-Layer Architectures.- Applied Cross-Layer Approaches.- Case Studies.- Optimization of an RF Sensor Network.- UWB Ad Hoc Network.- Acoustic Underwater Sensor Network.- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions.

This book explores the optimization potential of cross-layer design approaches for wireless ad hoc and sensor network performance, covering both theory and practice. A theoretical section provides an overview of design issues in both strictly layered and cross-layer approaches. A practical section builds on these issues to explore three case studies of diverse ad hoc and sensor network applications and communication technologies.