Ahmad, Khaleel.

Opportunistic Networks Mobility Models, Protocols, Security, and Privacy. [electronic resource] : - Milton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2018. - 1 online resource (327 p.)

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; 1: Foundations of Opportunistic Networks; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Needs of Opportunistic Networks; 1.3 Migration from MANET to Opportunistic Networks; 1.4 Sensor Networks; 1.4.1 Examples of Sensor Network Applications; 1.5 Mobile Ubiquitous LAN Extensions (MULEs); 1.6 ZebraNet; 1.7 Shared Wireless Infostation Model (SWIM); 1.8 Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET); 1.8.1 Advantages of an Ad Hoc Network; 1.9 Mobile Social Networks (MSNs); 1.10 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) 1.10.1 Applications of VANETs1.10.2 Characteristics of a VANET; 1.11 Delay\Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN); 1.11.1 Network Topology Classification; 1.11.2 Routing Strategy Classification; 1.11.3 Replication and Semantic Classification; 1.12 Freenet; References; 2: Opportunistic Resource Utilization Networks and Related Technologies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Structure and Operation of Oppnets; 2.3 Design and Implementation of the Oppnet Virtual Machine (OVM); 2.4 An OVM-Based Healthcare and Wellness Monitoring Application; 2.5 A Review of Oppnet-Related Technologies 2.5.1 Resource-Sharing Technologies2.5.2 Connectivity-Based Technologies; 2.5.3 Specialized and Other Networks; 2.6 Previous Oppnet Work; Key Terminology & Definitions; References; 3: Buffer Management in Delay-Tolerant Networks; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Issues Related to DTN Routing; 3.3 Buffer Management in DTNs; 3.3.1 Local Buffer Management Policies; 3.3.2 Fuzzy-Based Buffer Management Techniques; 3.3.3 Buffer Management in Social-Based Routing Algorithms; 3.3.4 Global Buffer Management Policies; 3.3.5 Traffic Differentiation Schemes for Delay-Tolerant Networks; 3.4 Summary and Discussions 3.5 Scope for Future WorkReferences; 4: Taxonomy of Mobility Models; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Background; 4.1.2 Mobility Model Characteristics; 4.1.3 Classification of Mobility Models; 4.2 Mobility Models; 4.2.1 Trace-Based Models; 4.2.1.1 Trace-Based Analysis; 4.2.2 Stochastic Mobility Model; 4.2.2.1 Random-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.3 Synthetic Models; 4.2.3.1 Temporal-Dependency-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.3.2 Spatial-Dependency-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.3.3 Geographical-Restriction-Based Mobility Model; 4.2.3.4 Evaluation of Synthetic Mobility Models; 4.2.4 Map-Based Mobility Models 4.2.4.1 Route-Based Map Mobility Model4.2.4.2 Rush Hour (Human) Traffic Model; 4.2.4.3 Working Day Movement Model; 4.2.4.4 Shortest Path Map-Based Movement; 4.2.4.5 Evaluation of Map-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.5 Social-Network-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.5.1 Community-Based Mobility Models; 4.2.5.2 Social Network Models; 4.3 TRANSIMs; 4.4 Testing Tools; 4.5 Impact of Mobility Models on the Performance of Opportunistic Networks; 4.6 Future Research Directions in Mobility Modeling; References; 5: Taxonomy of Routing Protocols for Opportunistic Networks; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Geographic-Based

Opportunistic networks allow mobile users to share information without any network infrastructure.This book is suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates as it discusses various aspects of opportunistic networking including, foundations of ad hoc network; taxonomy of mobility models, etc.

9780429842702 0429842708 9780429842696 0429842694

10.1201/9780429453434 doi


COMPUTERS / Networking / General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mobile & Wireless Communications.
Ad hoc networks (Computer networks)

TK5105.77

004.6/85