Wireless Personal Area Networks provides an in-depthanalysis of the recent IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low data ratewireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs), including suggestionsto improve performance and comparisons with the related 802.15.1(Bluetooth) standard. It assesses the suitability of the standardfor the development and deployment of wireless sensor networks aswell as providing guidance and insight into the relative advantagesand disadvantages of various performance solutions.
Wireless Personal Area Networks:
* Provides a comprehensive, in-depth look at the issuessurrounding WPAN network operation and performance.
* Investigates multi-cluster networks and compares how they canbe implemented.
* Analyzes the performance of a single cluster under differenttraffic and power management regimes including uplink vs. downlinktraffic, acknowledged vs. unacknowledged traffic, saturation vs.non-saturation, and the like.
* Discusses security issues in WPANs such as different securitythreats, their impact on performance, standard security mechanisms,and security policies.
* Compares the IEEE 802.15.4 standard with the related BluetoothIEEE 802.15.1 standard in terms of suitability for implementingwireless sensor networks.
This reference is a valuable tool for developers and researchersgetting acquainted with various aspects of IEEE 802.15.4technology. Graduate students studying courses such as PerformanceEvaluation, Wireless Sensor Networks and Queuing Theory will alsofind this book very insightful.