UID:
almafu_9959242033102883
Format:
1 online resource (279 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786610752164
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9781280752162
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1280752165
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9780080469607
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0080469604
Content:
In a constant stream of new ideas, wireless technologies continue to emerge offering a range of capabilities, each affording simplicity and ease-of-use. Such diversity and choice should surely beg the question, "are manufacturers using the right technology for the right product?? Developing Practical Wireless Applications will explore this question and, in doing so, will illustrate many of the wireless technologies currently available whilst drawing upon their individual strengths and weaknesses. More specifically, the book will draw your attention to the diverse collection of stand
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front cover; Developing Practical Wireless Applications; Copyright page; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Understanding a Wireless World; Chapter 1: Making Sense of Wireless Technology; Where are We Today with New Wireless Technology?; Reasons for Choosing Wireless; Where is the Original Thought?; A New Way of Thinking; Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding the Wireless Audience; Categorizing the Wireless Audience; The Diffusion of Wireless Innovation; Cultural Economic Effects on Product Pricing; A Long-term Perspective; Summary
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Chapter 3: Comparing Wide-area and Personal-area CommunicationsWide-area vs. Personal-area; Generations of Wireless Technology; Wireless Convergence; Manufacturers' Refocus of Consumer Perception and Usage Models; Summary; Chapter 4: Can we Confidently Rely on Wireless Communication?; How Safe is Your House?; Encryption Principles; It's All About Adopting a Common Sense Approach to Wireless Security; Enabling Intelligent Connectivity; Coexistence and Interoperation; Summary; Chapter 5: Realizing a True Wireless Life-style Vision; Defining Quantitative Needs for Technology
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In Technology we TrustSummary; Part Two: A Proprietary Approach to Developing Wireless Applications; Chapter 6: An Introduction to the Notion of Proprietary-based Wireless Application Development; Case Studies; Chapter 7: ZenSys: An Open Standard for Wireless Home Control; Background; Enabling Wireless Home Control; Enabling the Wireless Home Control Network; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 8: Cypress Semiconductor: Introducing WirelessUSB; Background; The WirelessUSB Challenge; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 9: Aura Communications Technology: Creating the Personal Bubble; Background
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Near Field Magnetic CommunicationConclusion; Summary; Part Three: A Standards Approach to Developing Wireless Applications; Chapter 10: An Introduction to the Notion of Standards-based Wireless Application Development; Case Studies; Chapter 11: Bluetooth: A Cable Replacement Technology; Bluetooth vs. Infrared; The Odd Couple: Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband; The Original Bluetooth; The Radio Architecture; The Bluetooth Protocol Stack; What are Bluetooth Profiles?; Foundation Profiles; The Adopted Profiles; New Protocols; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 12: ZigBee: Untethered and Unlicensed
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Comparing ZigBee and Z-WaveOur Reasons to Believe; ZigBee's Networking Topology; The Radio Architecture; The ZigBee Protocol Stack; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 13: WiFi: Enabling True Ubiquitous Connectivity; Overcoming the Obvious; There's Something about WiFi; Comparing WiFi and WiMAX; Generating Revenue from WiFi; The WiFi Network Topology; The WiFi Story Begins with the Letter B; The WiFi Protocol Stack; The Next Generation of WiFi; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 14: Near Field Communications: The Smart Choice for Enabling Connectivity; What is RFID?; What is NFC?; Conclusion; Summary
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Chapter 15: Ultra-Wideband: Introducing a New Short-Range Wireless Medium
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781555583101
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1555583105
Language:
English
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