Termite: A Swarm Intelligent Routing Algorithm for Mobile Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
White Papers A biologically inspired algorithm named Termite is presented. In the Termite algorithm, network status information is embedded in the network through the passage of packets. Termite directly addresses the problem of routing in the presence of a...
[August 17, 2007, 10:36]
Securing Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Against Data Injection Attacks Using Firewalls
White Papers Then, it develops a near-optimal approximate algorithm for placing firewall functions. The paper also incorporates the loss behavior of wireless links in the algorithm. This paper proposes to secure ad hoc networks against data injection attacks by...
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
Simulated Annealing Based Wireless Sensor Network Localization
White Papers This paper describes a novel localization algorithm for ad hoc wireless sensor networks. This paper shows that the simulated annealing based localization method can be used in ad hoc wireless sensor networks to estimate the location of nodes...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
Geometric Spanner for Routing in Mobile Networks
White Papers Combined with a node clustering algorithm, RDG can be used as an underlying graph for geographic routing protocols. This paper proposes a new routing graph, the Restricted Delaunay Graph (RDG), for ad hoc networks.
[August 10, 2007, 10:37]
On Scheduling and Real-Time Capacity of Hexagonal Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper presents a distributed transmission scheduling algorithm for hexagonal wireless ad-hoc networks with a particular focus on Wireless Sensor Networks. Since wireless ad-hoc networks use shared communication medium, accesses to the medium...
[August 25, 2007, 1:00]
Bandwidth-Constrained Clustering in Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers Based on this evaluation, the paper then proposed a new algorithm with improved stability and a lower communication overhead. Preliminary simulations seem to indicate that the algorithm produces clusters of about the same size and stability as a...
[August 13, 2007, 8:09]
Stateless Data Flow Approach With Void Avoidance for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper proposes a void avoidance algorithm for the Stateless Weight Routing (SWR) algorithm which is recently developed stateless geographical routing protocol for wireless sensor and ad hoc networks.
[April 23, 2009, 1:24]
IRMA: Integrated Routing and MAC Scheduling in Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh Networks
White Papers This paper presents an Integrated Routing and MAC scheduling Algorithm (IRMA) for improving system performance in multihop wireless mesh networks. In IRMA, a centralized algorithm is used to allocate resources to each flow based on traffic flow...
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
Online Power-Aware Routing in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
White Papers The paper shows that online power-aware routing does not have a constant competitive ratio to the off-line optimal algorithm. This paper develops an approximation algorithm called max-min zPmin that has a good empirical competitive ratio.
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
ConAMi: Collaboration-Based Content Adaptation Middleware for Pervasive Computing Environment
White Papers To compose services efficiently, one proposes an algorithm that arranges services in a colored tree. This paper proposes ConAMi, a Collaboration-based Content Adaptation Middleware, for a dynamic pervasive computing environment such as a Mobile Ad...
[January 16, 2009, 0:00]
Optimal Backpressure Routing for Wireless Networks With Multi-Receiver Diversity
White Papers The paper develops a simple backpressure routing algorithm that maximizes network throughput and expends an average power that can be pushed arbitrarily close to the minimum average power required for network stability, with a corresponding...
[August 10, 2007, 11:15]
An EFSM-Based Intrusion Detection System for Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers A formal specification of the correct behavior of the routing protocol is provided and by the means of a backward checking algorithm, detects run-time violations of the implementation. Mobile ad hoc networks offer very interesting perspectives in...
[June 12, 2008, 1:01]
Robustness and Reliability for Virtual Topologies in Wireless Multihop Access Networks
White Papers The paper presents a proactive gratuitous maintenance for the backbone and a new maintenance algorithm for clusters presenting a reduced overhead. Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANet) are a spontaneous collection of mobile terminals.
[August 10, 2007, 11:28]
Resource-Aware Deployment and Configuration of QoS-Enabled Middleware
White Papers First, DeCoRAM provides a deployment-time allocation and scheduling algorithm that maps passively replicated application components to appropriate hosts subject to their soft real-time requirements and determines the failover order of application...
[January 3, 2009, 0:00]
A Space-Time Receiver for MIMO-OFDM Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers The paper proposes a novel training-based Minimizing Mean Square Error (MMSE) algorithm to jointly obtain the frequency offsets and the equalization delays. This paper proposes a receiver architecture that can demodulate multiple data streams with...
[April 26, 2007, 1:00]
A Platform Independent Model and Threat Analysis for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers Security must be addressed at the base level of a system's architecture, prior to build, independent of platform, algorithm or implementation. Mobile Ad Hoc NETworking (MANET) is a layer on top of an existing wireless network to assist in discovery...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Positioning in Hazardous Areas
White Papers The simulations presented in this paper are based on a novel positioning algorithm that is robust with respect to errors in the inter-node range measurements. This paper investigates the capability of GNSS aided smart sensor network positioning...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
Mitigating the Exposed Node Problem in IEEE 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers The algorithm makes minimal changes to the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol. The IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) MAC protocol continues to suffer from the hidden and exposed node problems which characterize CSMA-based protocols.
[July 7, 2006, 0:00]
Relative Accuracy Based Location Estimation in Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper proposes a novel positioning algorithm called nQUAD to enable representative topology information based on relative accuracy. In sensor networks, the location of a sensor making an observation is a vital piece of information to allow...
[August 25, 2007, 1:00]
Enhancements of the IEEE 802.11, a MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Network With History of Power Adjustment
White Papers Through many simulations, it shows that the algorithm outperforms the IEEE 802.11 standard both in the static and dynamic network and also in high interference environments. This paper proposes a MAC protocol which improves disadvantages of the...
[March 25, 2008, 8:57]
