Current distributed database and stream processing systems assume that the network connecting nodes in the data processor is "always on," and that the absence of a netwo...
Yang Zhang, Bret Hull, Hari Balakrishnan, Samuel M...
Abstract. The proliferation of group-centric computing and communication motivates the need for mechanisms to provide group access control. Group access control includes mechanisms...
The upcoming IEEE 802.11e standard was developed to offer QoS capabilities to WLAN, offering significative improvements to multimedia traffic. MANETs will also benefit from thi...
Carlos Miguel Tavares Calafate, Pietro Manzoni, Ma...
This paper presents the design and architecture of an integrated environment that provides location independent and mobile access to Intelligent Domotic Environments. The envision...
In this paper, we present a mechanism to fly a swarm of UAVs with the aim of establishing a wireless backbone over a pre-specified area. The backbone is aimed at connecting interm...