A gateway for wireless broadcasting

Ad-hoc wireless peer-to-peer methods are an important and viable alternative to the more traditional infrastructure based ones for distributing contents among a population of users. The PodNet project is a ongoing effort to create a broadcasting system for delay-tolerant content, in which peer nodes exchange contents opportunistically when within range, and their mobility acts as a complementary mechanism for the dissemination. This paper introduces the design of a PodNet node. In particular, the special case of a gateway, which bridges the infrastructure world of the Internet and the adhoc domain, is considered.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CONEXT
• Authors: Kristján Valur Jónsson, Ólafur Ragnar Helgason, Gunnar Karlsson
• Keywords: Computer Networks, CONEXT 2007, Infrastructure Based Ones, Nodes Exchange Contents, Wireless Peer-to-peer Methods