Top ten Embedded Internet articles for 2011

Here are the top ten (most popular) technical articles on Embedded Internet Designline during 2011.

1. ZigBee applications - An excerpt from the book "ZigBee Wireless Networking" in seven parts:

• Part 1: Sending and receiving data
• Part 2: No common C API
• Part 3: ZigBee PANs
• Part 4: ZigBee addressing
• Part 5: Addressing within the node
• Part 6: Profiles
• Part 7: ZigBee Security & Application Support Sublayer

2. Position location techniques and applications - An excerpt from the book "Position Location Techniques and Applications" in five parts:

• Part 1: Cellular networks
• Part 2: Ad hoc and sensor network scenarios
• Part 3: Mobility in wireless
• Part 4: Toward the cognitive radio paradigm
• Part 5: Cross-layering, cooperative networks & space-time processing

3. 6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet - An excerpt from the book "6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet" in four parts:

• Part 1: Why 6LoWPAN?
• Part 2: 6LoWPAN history, market perspective & applications
• Part 3: 6LoWPAN architecture, protocol stack & link layers
• Part 4: Addressing, etc. & a network example

4. Data security in cloud computing - An excerpt from the book "Securing the Cloud: Cloud Computer Security Techniques and Tactics" in four parts:

• Part 1: Overview
• Part 2: Data encryption applications and limits
• Part 3: Cloud data protection methods
• Part 4: Cloud data storage

5. Web Services for Smart Objects - An excerpt from the book "Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet" in three parts:

• Part 1: Overview
• Part 2: Performance considerations
• Part 3: A real-world web service system for smart objects

6. Guide to embedded systems architecture - An excerpt from the book "Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers" in four parts:

• Part 1: Defining middleware
• Part 2: PPP state pseudocode and Internet Protocol
• Part 3: Transport layer (UDP) and embedded Java and networking middleware examples
• Part 4: Application layer networking protocol examples

7. Understanding user interface design rules - An excerpt from the book "Designing with the mind in mind: A simple guide to understanding user interface design rules" in two parts:

• Part 1: Task analysis and conceptual model
• Part 2: System vocabulary and risk

8. The future of cloud computing - An excerpt from the book "Digital Forensics for Network, Internet, and Cloud Computing" in two parts:

• Part 1: Recent history
• Part 2: Current and next phases

9. Interworking between WLANs and 3G - An excerpt from the book "Wireless Communications & Networking" in four parts:

• Part 1: Interworking objectives & approaches
• Part 2: Tight coupling approach
• Part 3: Loose coupling
• Part 4: Local and multichannel multipoint distribution service

10. RFID security - An excerpt from the book "Wireless Security: Know it All" in four parts:

• Part 1: RFID radio basics & architecture
• Part 2: RFID data communications
• Part 3: Threat and target identification
• Part 4: Management of RFID security

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