Service discovery for mobile ad hoc networks: A survey of issues and techniques

This paper surveys research in service advertising, discovery and selection for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and related issues. We include a categorization of service discovery architectures for MANETs and their modes of operation, presenting their merits and drawbacks. We pay particular attention to cross-layer service discovery a special class of efficient service discovery approaches for MANETs. We also present security issues and discuss service description options, service selection mechanisms and service state maintenance techniques. We conclude with a summary, an outlook and directions for future research in this area.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: COMSUR
• Authors: Christopher N. Ververidis, George C. Polyzos
• Keywords: COMSUR 2008, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Service Discovery, Service Discovery Architectures