A good amount of research has been developed to support QoS issues in IEEE 802.11 ad hoc networks, such as QoS routing, MAC layer QoS support, and cross-layer QoS design. However,...
This paper describes the design and implementation of a pervasive computing framework, named Physicalnet. Essentially, Physicalnet is a generic paradigm for managing and programmi...
Pascal Vicaire, Zhiheng Xie, Enamul Hoque, John A....
Pervasive computing promises to revolutionize computing, empower mobile users, and enhance mobility, customizability and adaptability of computing environments. Intrinsic to the n...
Jalal Al-Muhtadi, Raquel L. Hill, Roy H. Campbell,...
In a wireless LAN environment, clients tend to associate with the nearest access point (AP) which usually provides the strongest signal. However, this does not guarantee that user...
—Communications are increasingly relying on peer– to–peer models of interaction in which all participating entities have the same level of authority. Such models allow develo...
Dimitris Glynos, Patroklos G. Argyroudis, Christos...