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This chapter first introduces some typical wireless networks used today, and then discusses the fundamental networking approaches and issues.

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Jiang, S. (2018). Introduction and Overview. In: Wireless Networking Principles: From Terrestrial to Underwater Acoustic. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7775-3_1

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