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<p><b>Chapter 1. Introduction to Ad Hoc Networks 1</b></p> <p>1.1. Introduction 1</p> <p>1.2. Wireless networks and communications 2</p> <p>1.3. Ad hoc networks (MANET) 8</p> <p>1.4. Routing of ad hoc networks 15</p> <p>1.5. Conclusion 22</p> <p><b>Chapter 2. Routing in MANETs 23</b></p> <p>2.1. Introduction 23</p> <p>2.2. Internet routing protocols 24</p> <p>2.3. Classification of routing protocols in MANET 28</p> <p>2.4. Conclusion 47</p> <p><b>Chapter 3. Performance Evaluation of OLSR and AODV Protocols 49</b></p> <p>3.1. Introduction 49</p> <p>3.2. The AODV protocol 50</p> <p>3.3. The OLSR protocol 58</p> <p>3.4. Simulation environment 74</p> <p>3.5. Results and analysis 80</p> <p>3.6. Conclusion 86</p> <p><b>Chapter 4. Quality of Service in MANETs 89</b></p> <p>4.1. Introduction 89</p> <p>4.2. QoS: a definition 90</p> <p>4.3. The OLSRQSUP protocol and QoS extensions 100</p> <p>4.4. Conclusion 113</p> <p><b>Chapter 5. Implementation and Simulation 115</b></p> <p>5.1. Introduction 115</p> <p>5.2. Implementation 116</p> <p>5.3. Simulation 121</p> <p>5.4. Conclusion 143</p> <p><b>Chapter 6. Load Distribution in MANETs 145</b></p> <p>6.1. Introduction 145</p> <p>6.2. Previous approaches to the load-sharing problem 146</p> <p>6.3. Analytical study of the load-sharing problem in an ad hoc network with shortest-path routing 156</p> <p>6.4. Proposition 161</p> <p>6.5. Performance evaluation of proposed load-balancing mechanisms 171</p> <p>6.6. Conclusion 177</p> <p><b>Chapter 7. Energy Optimization in Routing Protocols 179</b></p> <p>7.1. Introduction 179</p> <p>7.2. Energy optimization techniques 180</p> <p>7.3. Energy minimizing routing models in ad hoc networks 188</p> <p>7.4. Comparison of energy consumption for an ad hoc network routing protocols simulated in ns-2 198</p> <p>7.5. Conclusion 210</p> <p><b>Chapter 8. Wi-Fi Access for Ad Hoc Networks 211</b></p> <p>8.1. Introduction 211</p> <p>8.2. Wi-Fi network structure 212</p> <p>8.3. Wi-Fi network architecture 225</p> <p>8.4. Wi-Fi norms 231</p> <p>8.5. 802.11n migration 237</p> <p>8.6. Conclusion 239</p> <p>Bibliography 241</p> <p><b>APPENDICES 247</b></p> <p>Appendix 1. The Ad Hoc Networks Simulator (ANS) 249</p> <p>Appendix 2. TCL Script of OLSRQSUP Protocol 255</p> <p>Appendix 3. Awk Script 261</p> <p>Index 265</p>

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<p><b>Mounir Frikha</b> is the author of <i>Ad Hoc Networks: Routing, Qos and Optimization</i>, published by Wiley.</p>

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