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IAJIT
2011
13 years 3 months ago
Network load and packet loss optimization during handoff using multi-scan approach
: Handoff is a critical function that enables mobile nodes to stay connected to the wireless network by switching the data connection from one WLAN to another. During handoff the c...
Anwar Saif, Mohammed Othman
EWSN
2011
Springer
13 years 3 months ago
The Announcement Layer: Beacon Coordination for the Sensornet Stack
Sensornet protocols periodically broadcast beacons for neighborhood information advertisement, but beacon transmissions are costly when power-saving radio duty cycling mechanisms a...
Adam Dunkels, Luca Mottola, Nicolas Tsiftes, Fredr...
ICASSP
2011
IEEE
13 years 3 months ago
Bio-inspired cooperative optimization with application to bacteria motility
Inspired by bacterial motility, we propose an algorithm for adaptation over networks with mobile nodes. The nodes have limited abilities and they are allowed to cooperate with the...
Jianshu Chen, Ali H. Sayed
TWC
2010
13 years 6 months ago
Impact of mobile node density on detection performance measures in a hybrid sensor network
We investigate the impact of mobile node density on several detection performance measures for stationary target detection by a hybrid sensor network consisting of both static and ...
Thakshila Wimalajeewa, Sudharman K. Jayaweera
PERCOM
2010
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Local map generation using position and communication history of mobile nodes
In this paper, we propose an algorithm to estimate 2D shapes and positions of obstacles such as buildings using GPS and wireless communication history of mobile nodes. Our algorith...
Shinichi Minamimoto, Sae Fujii, Hirozumi Yamaguchi...
TKDE
2011
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13 years 6 months ago
Load Shedding in Mobile Systems with MobiQual
— In location-based, mobile continual query (CQ) systems, two key measures of quality of service (QoS) are: freshness and accuracy. To achieve freshness, the CQ server must perfo...
Bugra Gedik, Kun-Lung Wu, Ling Liu, Philip S. Yu
JSAC
2010
120views more  JSAC 2010»
13 years 10 months ago
A simple and scalable algorithm for alignment in broadcast networks
We consider the problem of coordinating a group of mobile nodes communicating through a wireless medium. The objective of the network is the alignment of all the nodes towards a c...
Roberto Pagliari, Mehmet E. Yildiz, Shrut Kirti, K...
INFOCOM
2010
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Stimulating Cooperation in Multi-hop Wireless Networks Using Cheating Detection System
— In multi-hop wireless networks, the mobile nodes usually act as routers to relay packets generated from other nodes. However, selfish nodes do not cooperate but make use of the...
Mohamed Elsalih Mahmoud, Xuemin Shen
PE
2007
Springer
175views Optimization» more  PE 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
Delay and resource analysis in MANETs in presence of throwboxes
This paper addresses the delay analysis and resource consumption in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) equipped with throwboxes. Throwboxes are stationary, wireless devices that act ...
Mouhamad Ibrahim, Ahmad Al Hanbali, Philippe Nain
CORR
2010
Springer
129views Education» more  CORR 2010»
13 years 11 months ago
Understanding periodicity and regularity of nodal encounters in mobile networks: A spectral analysis
Abstract--Study on human mobility is gaining increasing attention from the research community with its multiple applications to use in mobile networks, particularly for the purpose...
Sungwook Moon, Ahmed Helmy