Wireless networking : understanding internetworking challenges / Jack L. Burbank, Julia Andrusenko, Jared S. Everett, William T.M. Kasch. [electronic resource] Burbank, Jack L. Andrusenko, Julia. Everett, Jared S. Kasch, William T. M. Internetworking (Telecommunication) Computer networks. Wireless communication systems. TK5105.5 .B855 2013eb 004.6 23 Includes bibliographical references (pages 632-649) and index. Online resource; title from ebook title screen (ebrary platform, viewed February 14, 2014). "This book focuses on providing a detailed and practical explanation of key existing and emerging wireless networking technologies and trends, while minimizing the amount of theoretical background information. The book also goes beyond simply presenting what the technology is, but also examines why the technology is the way it is, the history of its development, standardization, and deployment. The book also describes how each technology is used, what problems it was designed to solve, what problems it was not designed to solve., how it relates to other technologies in the marketplace, and internetworking challenges faced withing the context of the Internet, as well as providing deployment trends and standardization trends. Finally, this book decomposes evolving wireless technologies to identify key technical and usage trends in order to discuss the likely characteristics of future wireless networks"-- Provided by publisher. "Focuses on real-life networking challenges and solutions"--Provided by publisher. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley ; Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press, ©2013. ©2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource (xliii, 666 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118590775 eng Wireless networking. Wireless networking.