Business Data Communications and Networking: A Research Perspective Ja ro Gut érrez, Un vers ty of Auckland, New Zealand IDeA GRouP PuBlIshING Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore Acquisition Editor: Senior Managing Editor: Managing Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Development Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Kristin Klinger Jennifer Neidig Sara Reed Sharon Berger Kristin Roth Nicole Dean Jamie Snavely Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Idea Group Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail:
[email protected] Web site: http://www.idea-group.com and in the United Kingdom by Idea Group Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.) 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU Tel: 44 20 7240 0856 Fax: 44 20 7379 3313 Web site: http://www.eurospan.co.uk Copyright © 2007 by Idea Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this book are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Business data communications and networking : a research perspective / Jairo Gutierrez, editor. p. cm. Summary: "This book addresses key issues for businesses utilizing data communications and the increasing importance of networking technologies in business; it covers a series of technical advances in the field while highlighting their respective contributions to business or organizational goals, and centers on the issues of network-based applications, mobility, wireless networks and network security"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-59904-274-6 (hardcover) -- ISBN 1-59904-275-4 (softcover) -- ISBN 1-59904-276-2 (ebook) 1. Computer networks. 2. Wireless communication systems. 3. Data transmission systems. 4. Business communication--Data processing. I. Gutierrez, Jairo, 1960TK5105.5.B878 2007 004.6--dc22 2006031360 British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. Business Data Communications and Networking: A Research Perspective Table of Contents Preface............................................................................................................................vi Section.I:.Network.Design.and.Application.Issues Chapter.I Design.of.High.Capacity.Survivable.Networks......................................................