chapter 1 Adaptive Optimization of CSMA/CA MAC Protocols Based on Bayesian State Estimation Alberto Lopez Toledo, Tom Vercauteren, Xiaodong Wang -- chapter 2 A Survey of Medium Access Control Protocols for Wireless Local and Ad Hoc Networks Tiantong You, Hossam Hassanein, Chi-Hsiang Yeh -- chapter 3 Adaptive Scheduling for Beyond 3G Cellular Networks Sameh Sorour, Shahrokh Valaee -- chapter 4 Adaptive Resource Allocation in CDMA Cellular Wireless Mobile Networks under Time-Varying Traffic: A Transient Analysis-Based Approach Dusit Niyato, Ekram Hossain -- chapter 5 Utility-Based Bandwidth Adaptation for Multimedia Wireless Networks / chapter 6 An Extensive Survey and Taxonomy of MAC Protocols for Vehicular Wireless Networks Hamid Menouar, Fethi Filali, Massimiliano Lenardi -- chapter 7 Network Coding for Wireless Networks Yunnan Wu -- chapter 8 A Survey of Wireless Sensor Networks: Technologies, Challenges, and Future Trends Ali Alemdar, Mohamed Ibnkahla -- chapter 9 Adaptive Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks Hong Luo, / chapter 10 Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks: Lifetime Maximization Ananthram Swami, Qing Zhao -- chapter 11 Routing in Wireless Self-Organizing Networks Marcelo Aline Carneiro Viana, Yannis Viniotis / chapter 12 Selfishness in MANETs Younghwan Yoo, Dharma P. Agrawal -- chapter 13 Mobile-Relay Forwarding in Opportunistic Networks Luciana Pelusi / chapter 14 Adaptive Techniques in Wireless Networks Yuxia Lin, Vincent W.S. Wong -- chapter 15 Tunable Security Services for Wireless Networks