This book describes how to build wireless sensor networks, from the layers of communication protocols through the design of network nodes. It summarizes the multiple applications of wireless sensor networks, then discusses network device design and the requirements that foster the successful performance of these applications. The book discusses factors affecting network design, including the partitioning of node functions into integrated circuits, low power system design, power sources, and the interaction between antenna selection and product design. It presents design techniques that improve electromagnetic compatibility and reduce damage from electrostatic discharge. The text also describes the design features of the wireless devices.

Once you get your wireless network up and running, you'll wonder how you got along without it. And you'll wonder how home and small business users survived before Geeks On Call. This book is jam-packed with simple steps, quick solutions, and basic information to make setting up and using your wireless network easier and safer than ever before. The Geeks give you the most efficient ways to build, secure, and troubleshoot a network that meets all your needs.
* Know what you need before you buy
* Set up and connect your network
* Install and configure wireless components
* Protect your wireless network
* Make the most of network features
* Add printers, video game adapters, and digital media players
* Maintain and troubleshoot your network
* Solve common problems

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Newnes (June 14, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0750677465

Book Description
Finally--a single volume guide to really effective security for both voice and data wireless networks!
More and more data and voice communications are going via wireless at some point between the sender and intended recipient. As a result, truly "bulletproof" wireless security is now more than a desirable feature--instead, it's a necessity to protect essential personal and business data from hackers and eavesdroppers.

In this handy reference, Praphul Chandra gives you the conceptual and practical tools every RF, wireless, and network engineer needs for high-security wireless applications.
Inside this book youll find coverage of these essential topics:

+ Cryptographic protocols used in wireless networks.
+ Key-based protocols, including key exchange and authentication techniques
+ Various types of wireless network attacks, including reflection, session hijacks, and Fluhrer-Mantin-Shamir (FMS) attacks.
+ Encryption/decryption standards and methods.
+ Multi-layered security architectures.
+ Secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) protocols.
+ Cellular telephone network architectures and their vulnerabilities.
+ Modulation techniques, such as direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

And youll also find coverage on such cutting-edge topics as security techniques for ad hoc networks and protecting Bluetooth networks. If youre serious about wireless security, then this title belongs on your reference bookshelf!