A Study on Advanced Technologies Inspired by Nature for Wireless LAN

In recent times, with the wide spread proliferation of wireless Local Area Networks (wireless LANs) based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, Internet connections through wireless LANs have become more common. Moreover, with rapid advancements in mobile terminals such as smartphones, tablets, and mobile access points (APs), the domain available for accessing the Internet has grown. However, several issues of wireless LAN technology have emerged. For instance, in ad hoc networks, both power saving and load balancing are important requirements for prolonging the life of networks. In addition, securing communication reachability for each terminal is an important issue. Further, in infrastructure networks, the AP placement problem and AP selection problem are important considerations in network design. Moreover, media access control methods are actively studied in order to improve the QoS of networks. This book describes solutions to the aforementioned problems inspired by natural world. Read more