This collection of twenty three articles on communication protocols showcases current scholarship in wide variety of electronic and computerized network communications processes. Divided into
sections covering basic communication protocol theory, telecommunication protocols, IP-based protocol and protocol applications and technologies, individual papers discuss such topics as
protocol functions, mobile networks, GSM and GPRS, session management and transport protocols for multimedia services and application-driven routing in wireless sensor networks. Essays include
abstracts, illustrations, tables and bibliographies and a volume wide compilation of reading resources is provided. Contributors include academics in computer science and telecommunications
fields from universities around the world. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
