Discusses the underlying Quality of Service (QoS) issues that arise in the delivery of real-time multimedia services over wireless networks. Presents solutions from leading researchers active in the field to address the QoS issues for different wireless multimedia applications.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
List of Reviewers.
Table of Contents.
Detailed Table of Contents.
Foreword.
Preface.
1: Network Quality of Service.
2: Evaluating QoS in a Multi–Access Wireless Network.
3: Radio Resource Management Strategies for HSDPA–Enhanced UMTS Networks.
4: Handoff Management in Next Generation Wireless Networks.
5: Resource Management in IEEE 802.11 Based Wireless Networks.
6: Application Quality of Service.
7: Adaptive Codec Selection for VoIP in Multi–Rate WLANs.
8: Buffer Control Techniques for QoS Provisioning in Wireless Networks.
9: Power Saving in Wireless Multimedia Streaming to Mobile Devices.
10: Multimedia Services Provision in MANETs.
11: End–User Quality of Service.
12: Quality Assurance in the IMS–Based NGN Environment.
13: Quality of Experience for Video Services.
14: Perceptual Voice Quality Measurements for Wireless Networks.
15: Enhancing the Multimedia Tour Guide Experience: Transmission Tailoring Based on Content, Location, and Device Type.
16: PQoS Assessment Methods for Multimedia Services.
17: Cross–Layered Solutions.
18: Scheduling and Access Control for Wireless Connections with Throughput Guarantees.
19: Broadband Satellite Multimedia Networks.
20: End–to–End Support for Multimedia QoS in the Internet.
21: Cross–Layer Radio Resource Management Protocols for QoS Provisioning in Multimedia Wireless Networks.
22: Transport Protocols and QoS for Wireless Multimedia.