The secure and robust functioning of a network relies on the defect-free implementation of network applications. As network protocols have become increasingly complex, however, ha...
Sensor networks have recently gained popularity for a wide spectrum of applications. When performing monitoring tasks in hostile environments, security requirements become critical...
Abstract. The paper proposes a priority-aware MAC (Medium Access Control) protocol for a core metropolitan area network in the next generation Internet, which is an OPS (Optical Pa...
Quorum-based Power Saving (QPS) protocols have been proposed for ad hoc networks (e.g., IEEE 802.11 ad hoc mode) to increase energy efficiency and prolong the operational time of...
— Group Communication services have become more and more important in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). The use of multicast transmission techniques in MANETs has been shown to ha...