*Illustratespointsthroughoutusingreal-lifecasestudiesdrawnfromtheauthor'sextensiveinternationalexperienceinthefieldoftelecommunications*Fullyupdatedtoincludethelatestdevelopments,keytopicscoveredinclude:Advancedroutingandnetworkcoding;Networkstabilitycontrol;Relay-assistedWirelessNe