The Handbook of Personal Area Networking Technologies and Protocols
Cambridge University Press, 8/29/2013
EAN 9780521197267, ISBN10: 0521197260
Hardcover, 416 pages, 24.9 x 18 x 2.3 cm
Language: English
This Handbook offers an unparalleled view of wireless personal area networking technologies and their associated protocols. It lifts the lid on their growing adoption within the consumer electronics, home automation, sports, health and well-being markets. Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee, EnOcean and ANT+ are comprehensively covered, along with other WPAN technologies including NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth classic and high speed, and WHDI. It also features 802.11ac, the Internet of Things, Wireless USB, WiGig and WirelessHD. The Handbook shows how white space radio, cellular and Femtocells have inadvertently blurred the boundaries between personal and wide area communications, creating disruptive topologies through technology convergence. It explores how pervasive WAN technologies have spawned a new generation of consumers through the Lawnmower Man Effect and explains how our personal space has become integral to social media streams, including Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. An essential read for students, software engineers and developers, product planners, technical marketers and analysts.
Part I. What's in your Area Network?
1. It's a small wireless world
2. What is a personal area network?
3. The Wireless Melting Pot
Part II. The Wireless Sensor Network
4. Introducing low power and wireless sensor technologies
5. Bluetooth low energy
6. Low power Wi-Fi
7. Control your world with ZigBee
8. Green, smart and wireless
EnOcean
9. The Power of less
ANT
Part III. The Classic Personal Area Network
10. Introducing classic personal area networking technologies
11. Simplifying connectivity with NFC
12. 802.11a/b/g/n and Wi-Fi
13. Bluetooth
more than cable replacement
14. Making the universal connection with WirelessUSB
15. One standard, all devices
WHDI
Part IV. Coming Soon, So Watch This Space!
16. Other technologies and future applications.
Advance praise: 'Once again, Dean [Anthony Gratton] demonstrates his knowledge of the wireless standards landscape by providing a comparison of the many different technologies available. This is a valuable starting point for designers trying to unravel the complexities of the wireless world, helping them to determine the best option for their products.' Nick Hunn, independent consultant