Cognition Based Reconfigurable Wireless Network Technology

The End-to-End Reconfigurability (E2R) project aims at realizing the convergence of the heterogeneous radio networks and the optimal utilization of the radio resources. With the continuous development of E2R technology and cognitive theory, the evolution from existing radio networks to future reconfigurable radio networks with the cognitive ability becomes possible. Nowadays the research aspects of E2R include the system architecture of reconfigurable radio networks and some key technologies for their evolution.

Wireless Mesh Technology and Network

Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) has been actively researched and developed as a new network technology to support broadband high- speed multimedia services . This paper discusses WMN technology and applications , and introduces the basic technologies , typical applications and current development of the WMN. With the future development of wireless distribution technology and network, wireless Mesh technology and network will become the key networking technology and architecture of wireless mobile communications , and will be widely used in various wireless networks with more important roles .

Ubiquitous Access Technology for Wireless Digital Home Networks

As an important branch of telecommunication technology, digital home networks have quickly developed in recent years. Although architecture of the digital home network based on telecommunication networks has been standardized in China, only wireless access is defined to be allowable. Therefore, it becomes the focus of further research how to establish a wireless digital home network. This article proposes the concept and shows the architecture of ubiquitous access for wireless digital home networks. Moreover, key technologies for ubiquitous access are discussed here, including cognitive radio, the concept of wireless Mesh, generic link transfer mechanism, Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee mechanism, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and coexistence of heterogeneous systems.

Wireless Mesh Networks and Cooperative Relaying Technologies

The Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) has become a focus in research of wireless broadband communications . In a switching technologies - based wireless Mesh network, the entire network is regarded as an IP subnet, so it cannot be applied in situations where large coverage is required . The use of cooperative relaying technologies can improve the transmission rate and reliability of wireless link; while the wireless Mesh network, once integrated with cooperative relaying technologies and routing technologies , can improve its spectrum efficiency and cover a wide area . However, there are many problems to be solved with respect to standardization, key technologies research and industrialization. Therefore , the application of cooperative relaying technologies in wireless Mesh networks is still a great challenge .

Key Technologies of Wireless Heterogeneous Network Security

Convergence and collaboration of heterogeneous networks in the next generation public mobile networks will be a subject of universal significance. Convergence of heterogeneous networks, as an effective approach to improve the coverage and capacity of public mobile network, to enable communication services, to provide Internet access and to enable mobile computing from everywhere, has drawn widespread attention for its good prospects in application. Construction of security system for wireless heterogeneous networks and development of new security models, key security techniques and approaches are critical and mandatory in heterogeneous networks development. Key technology of wireless heterogeneous networks security covers security routing protocol, access authentication, intrusion detection system, cooperative communication between nodes, etc.

Scalability Technologies for Wireless Mesh Networks

The continuous increase of data transmission density in wireless mobile communications has posed a challenge to the system performance of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs ). There is a rule for wireless Ad hoc networks that the average node capacity decreases while the number of nodes increases , so it is hard to establish a large - scale wireless Mesh network. Network scalability is very important for enhancing the adaptive networking capability of the wireless Mesh network. This article discusses key scalability technologies for Mesh Base Stations (BSs ) and Mesh Mobile Stations (MSs ), such as channel allocation, intelligent routing , multi- antenna , node classification, Quality of Service (QoS) differentiation and cooperative transmission.

Key Technologies of Wireless Mesh Network

The Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is a special kind of Ad hoc network with a hierarchical network structure . Its backbone transmission network has such characteristics as multi- hop , topology stability, no electricity supply constraints , convergence of flows . Improving the spatial reuse of spectrum is an effective approach to increase network capacity. The linchpin of this approach is to effectively control the interference range between wireless links . The multi- channel networking technology is one of the key technologies of WMN, and its core is the channel allocation through which the channel utilization can be maximized . The mutual interference between multi- hop wireless links should be considered when choosing the routing metrics in WMN. Through the load - balancing routing method , the network capacity and throughput of nodes can be improved .

Investigation of Architecture and Essential Technologies of Wireless Sensor Network

This paper introduces the architecture of wireless sensor networks, presents a cross-layer network management and control mechanism. The key technologies, such as Medium Access Control (MAC) and wireless routing protocols are discussed and compared. A proposal of applying the simple IEEE 802 MAC protocol into the wireless sensor network is introduced. In addition, in order to improve the system capacity, a multi-channel strategy for the sensor nodes is presented for decreasing the blocking probability and suppressing the accessing time delay. It is concluded that there are still a number of problems to be solved, including decreasing power consumption, improving capacity and avoiding access collision, to promote the successful commercial application of wireless sensor network.

Wireless Network Technologies Supporting M2M Applications

When computers and communication devices are available everywhere in the future, the categories of communication will expand to cover not only the man-man and the man-machine, but also the machine-machine (M2M) communication. Someday, the traffic generated by machines will greatly exceed those of man-machine and man-man applications. Large numbers of M2M applications will need various wireless networks to support them. This paper introduces the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of the currently available various wireless network technologies, including WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, passive RFID and the 802.15 standard networks.

Special Section of Tsinghua Science and Technology on Wireless Computing and Networking

The publication of Tsinghua Science and Technology was started in 1996. Since then, it has been an international academic journal sponsored by Tsinghua University and published bimonthly. This journal aims at presenting the state-of-art scientific achievements in computer science, and other IT fields, and is currently indexed by Ei and other abstracting indices. From year 2013, the journal will be available for open access through IEEE Xplore Digital Library. This year＇s special section on Wireless Computing and Networking of Tsinghua Science and Technology is devoted to gather and present new research that address the challenges in the broad areas of Wireless Networks, Sensor Networks, Wireless Computing and Communication. While Wireless Networks have great potential to provide heterogeneous access and services for ubiquitous users, the demanding communication environment of wireless networks imposes challenges to many interesting research topics, such as channel estimation, communication protocol design, resource management, system design and so on. In Wireless Network research, it is unavoidable to wrestle unique problems such as non-uniform spectrum allocation, various radio resource management policies, economic concerns, the scarcity of radio resources, and user mobility. This Special Section therefore aims to publish high quality, original, unpublished research papers in the broad area of Wireless Computing and Networking, and thus presents a platform for scientists and scholars to share their observations and research results in the field. Specific topics for this special section include but are not limited to：