Finding data items is one of the most basic services of any distributed system. It is particular challenging in ad-hoc networks, due to their inherent decentralized nature and lac...
— Next-generation mobile communication systems will provide “always best connected” services to mobile users via cellular networks that provide wide area coverage for global ...
UMTS/WLAN integration offers considerable benefits for the users as well as for the mobile network. As soon as coverage is available, a mobile user should be able to switch seamle...
Tom Van Leeuwen, Ingrid Moerman, Bart Dhoedt, Piet...
The use of directional antenna in wireless ad hoc networks potentially increases simultaneous communication by directing the transmitting and receiving beams towards the receiver a...
MLS is a distributed location service to track the position of mobile nodes and to route messages between any two nodes. The lookup of nodes is achieved by searching in a hierarch...