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Zhang Jialiang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-52). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation and Related Work --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Interference Modeling for Directional Antennas --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Pair-wise Physical Link Interference Model of Generic Directional Antenna --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Potential Interference Region --- p.8 / Chapter 2.3 --- Antenna Pattern and Phased Array Antenna --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Null Width of Directional Antennas --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- Concept of Null Width --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- Effective Null Width and Interference --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Probability of Interference --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Scenario of Directional Transmission and Omni-directional Reception --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Scenario of Directional Transmission and Directional Reception --- p.17 / Chapter 3.3 --- Properties of General Effective Beam Width --- p.18 / Chapter 3.4 --- Numerical Scaling Law of Effective Beam Width of Some Particular Antenna Patterns --- p.23 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Scaling Law of Network Capacity of Wireless Random Networks with Directional Antennas --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1 --- Random Network Model and Network Capacity --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2 --- Node distribution and MAC Protocol --- p.29 / Chapter 4.3 --- Scenario of Directional Transmission and Omni-directional Reception --- p.30 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Probability of Transmission to be Success and Per-Link (Transport) Throughput --- p.30 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Scaling Law of Network Capacity --- p.32 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Concluding Remark --- p.37 / Chapter 4.4 --- Scenario of Directional Transmission and Directional Reception --- p.38 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Antenna Steering Protocol --- p.39 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Probability of Transmission to be Success --- p.40 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Scaling Law of Network Capacity --- p.41 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Scaling Law of Phased Array Antennas --- p.42 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.44 / Appendix A: Proof of equation (22) --- p.47 / Appendix B: Proof of equation (28) --- p.49 / Appendix C: Constraint on Region of Optimality for pt and r --- p.50 / References --- p.51

Lau Ka Ming. / Thesis submitted in: August 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-72). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.viii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Wireless Ad Hoc Networks --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Wireless Sensor Network --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- IEEE802.11 Ad Hoc Network --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Bluetooth Personal Area Network --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Power Saving in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Contributions of the Thesis --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- Outline of the Thesis --- p.9 / Chapter 2 --- Power Saving Mechanisms in Wireless Ad hoc Networks --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- Recent Research Proposals --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Synchronous Power Saving Schemes --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Asynchronous Power Saving Schemes --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Existing Standards --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- IEEE802.1l Ad Hoc Power Saving Mode --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Bluetooth Low Power Modes --- p.20 / Chapter 3 --- Analytical Framework for Designing Synchronous Wakeup Patterns --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- System Model --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Vacation Model --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Optimal Wakeup Pattern --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Analytical analysis of different wakeup patterns --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Exhaustive Wakeup Pattern --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Gated Wakeup Pattern --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Gated Wakeup With Constant Cycle Time --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Discussion of results --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Performances impacts of various system parameters --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Performances comparison of different wakeup patterns --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4 --- Chapter Summary --- p.48 / Chapter 4 --- An improved IEEE802.1l Power Saving Mode --- p.49 / Chapter 4.1 --- Related Proposals --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2 --- Proposed Scheme --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Overview --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Beacon Sending Station --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Beacon Receiving Station --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Computing the Transmission Schedule --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Data Transmission Specifications --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Failure Conditions --- p.58 / Chapter 4.3 --- Performances Evaluation --- p.58 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Simulation Model --- p.60 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Simulation Results --- p.60 / Chapter 4.4 --- Chapter Summary --- p.64 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.66

MANETs are known to be useful in situations where mobile nodes need to communicate and coordinate in dynamic environments with no access to fixed network infrastructure. However, connectivity problems can occur when sub-groups within a MANET move out of communication range from one another. The increasingly prolific use of UAVs in military and civilian contexts suggests that UAVs may be very useful for facilitating connectivity between otherwise disconnected mobile nodes. Network Centric Warfare (NCW) theory makes heavy use of MANETs, and UAVs also fit well into the NCW theory; this paper describes the work involved in integrating network enabled UAVs into a previously-developed simulation of ground troop mobility called UMOMM. Specifically, we created a simple decision model for constrained, constant-radius UAV movements, and developed a target-based method by which UAVs can distribute themselves in order to improve the connectivity of the ground members of the MANET. / Graduation date: 2012

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Also available in print.

Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references (p.100-103).

Thesis (M.S.E.C.E.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-77).