Network coding /

• Other Authors: Al Agha, Khaldoun
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ISTE ; 2012.; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012.
• Series: ISTE ; 618.
• Subjects: Coding theory.; Data transmission systems.; Computer networks > Mathematical models.; COMPUTERS > Networking > General.; COMPUTERS > Data Transmission Systems > General.; COMPUTERS > Networking > Vendor Specific.; Electronic books.

Network coding, a relatively new area of research, has evolved from the theoretical level to become a tool used to optimize the performance of communication networks - wired, cellular, ad hoc, etc. The idea consists of mixing "packets" of data together when routing them from source to dest...