The Handbook of Personal Area Networking Technologies and Protocols

by Gratton Dean Anthony

This authoritative handbook offers unparalleled coverage of the wireless personal area networking technologies and their associated protocols Low energy and sensor technologies such as Bluetooth low energy low power Wi Fi ZigBee Z Wave EnOcean and ANT are covered along with the remaining WPAN technologies to include NFC Wi Fi Bluetooth WirelessUSB and WHDI All are exhaustively explained in a unique real world context It demonstrates how technologies such as WiMAX 3G 4G LTE and Femtocells have inadvertently blurred the boundaries between personal and wide area communications creating disruptive topologies through technology convergence The handbook explores the consumers perception of the technologies underlying their chosen products with an emphasis on the electronics domotics sports fitness and health industries It also provides vital information for technical marketers revealing how our personal space is being pulled into social media streams such as Twitter and Facebook An essential read for students software engineers developers product planners and technical marketers alike 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

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First published August 5, 2013