part PART I: ARCHITECTURES -- chapter 1 UMA Technology: Architecture, Applications, and Security Means / chapter 2 UMA and Related Technologies: The Road Ahead. AND DJAMAL-EDDINEMEDDOUR / chapter 3 Quality of Service Management in UMA / chapter 4 Radio Resource Management in IEEE 802.11-Based UMA Networks. FRANK A. ZDARSKY AND IVANMARTINOVIC -- chapter 5 Security in IEEE 802.11-Based UMA Networks / chapter 6 Mobility Management between UMA Networks and Cellular Networks / part PART II: PROTOCOLS AND SECURITY -- chapter 7 Protocols and Decision Processes for Vertical Handovers / chapter 8 Piconet Interconnection Strategies in IEEE 802.15.3 Networks / chapter 9 Quality of Service in Wireless Local and Metropolitan Area Networks / chapter 10 Fast MAC Layer Handoff Schemes in WLANs / chapter 11 Security in Wireless LANs / chapter 12 Interference Mitigation in License-Exempt 802.16 Systems: A Distributed Approach. OMAR ASHAGI, SEA´N MURPHY, AND LIAMMURPHY -- chapter 13 QoS Capabilities in MANETs / part PART III: STANDARDS AND APPLICATIONS -- chapter 14 WiMAX Architecture, Protocols, Security, and Privacy. AND LAWRENCEWONGWAI CHOONG / chapter 15 Detailed DSRC-WAVE Architecture / chapter 16 Supporting Heterogeneous Services in Ultra-Wideband-Based WPAN / chapter 17 New UMA Paradigm: Class 2 Opportunistic Networks. ANDMANISH KUMAR BATSA