The Dynamic Device Association (DDA) framework presented in this paper provides service discovery and secure device access for mobile users. We discuss scenarios and requirements f...
Wi-Fi hotspots are one of the most promising scenarios for mobile computing. In this scenario, a very limiting factor is the scarcity of mobile-device energetic resources. Both har...
Giuseppe Anastasi, Marco Conti, Enrico Gregori, An...
The TCP protocol exhibits poor performance in multi-hop Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). The ultimate reason for this is that MANETs behave in a significantly different way from ...
A fundamental issue in the design of a wireless sensor network is to devise mechanisms to make efficient use of its energy, and thus, extend its lifetime. The information about th...
Raquel A. F. Mini, Antonio Alfredo Ferreira Lourei...
The design of an efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) is challenging in ad-hoc networks where users can enter, leave or move inside the network without any need for prior configu...