[Copyright notice - GLOBECOM 2007]

The following topics are dealt with: IP network security; wireless security; network topology; power line communication; intelligent transportation; cryptography; P2P streaming; wireless communication; wireless channel; network traffic; routing protocol; security protocols; resource management; ad hoc network; wireless sensor network; MAC protocol; power control; QoS; scheduling; coding; modulation; data mining; data compression; energy management; cognitive network; error control coding; fading channel; iterative coding; MIMO; OFDM; relay network; Internet protocol; mobility management; transport protocol; multimedia communication; optical network; optical burst switching; optical communication; cellular network; WiMax; wireless LAN; channel estimation; signal processing; LDPC code; space time coding; satellite network.