In this paper, we consider the problem of file synchronization when a mobile host shares files with a backbone file server in a network file system. Several diff schemes have been...
Static nodes, e.g. houses, educational institutions etc, can comprise ad-hoc networks using off-the-self wireless technologies with a view to bypass expensive telecommunication so...
—User cooperation protocols, where mobile stations relay signals to the final destination, have been proposed for wireless networks. A general mathematical probability model is ...
On a wired network, physical authentication is implicitly provided by access: if a user is able to plug a cable into a network socket, he must have cleared other security checks s...
Location-aware computing enables automatic tailoring of information and services based on the current location of a mobile user. We have designed and implemented CMUseum, a system...