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Recent Developments on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks and Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
This book presents collective works published in the recent Special Issue (SI) entitled "Recent Developments on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks and Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks”. These works expose the readership to the latest solutions and techniques for MANETs and VANETs. They cover interesting topics such as power-aware optimization solutions for MANETs, data dissemination in VANETs, adaptive multi-hop broadcast schemes for VANETs, multi-metric routing protocols for VANETs, and incentive mechanisms to encourage the distribution of information in VANETs. The book demonstrates pioneering work in these fields, investigates novel solutions and methods, and discusses future trends in these field
Optimisation of Mobile Communication Networks - OMCO NET
The mini conference “Optimisation of Mobile Communication Networks” focuses on advanced methods for search and optimisation applied to wireless communication networks. It is sponsored by Research & Enterprise Fund Southampton Solent University.
The conference strives to widen knowledge on advanced search methods capable of optimisation of wireless communications networks. The aim is to provide a forum for exchange of recent knowledge, new ideas and trends in this progressive and challenging area. The conference will popularise new successful approaches on resolving hard tasks such as minimisation of transmit power, cooperative and optimal routing
Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
Being infrastructure-less and without central administration control, wireless ad-hoc networking is playing a more and more important role in extending the coverage of traditional wireless infrastructure (cellular networks, wireless LAN, etc). This book includes state-of-the-art techniques and solutions for wireless ad-hoc networks. It focuses on the following topics in ad-hoc networks: quality-of-service and video communication, routing protocol and cross-layer design. A few interesting problems about security and delay-tolerant networks are also discussed. This book is targeted to provide network engineers and researchers with design guidelines for large scale wireless ad hoc networks
Natural computing for vehicular networks
La presente tesis aborda el diseño inteligente de soluciones para el despliegue de redes vehiculares ad-hoc (vehicular ad hoc networks, VANETs). Estas son redes de comunicaciĂłn inalámbrica formada principalmente por vehĂculos y elementos de infraestructura vial. Las VANETs ofrecen la oportunidad para desarrollar aplicaciones revolucionarias en el ámbito de la seguridad y eficiencia vial. Al ser un dominio tan novedoso, existe una serie de cuestiones abiertas, como el diseño de la infraestructura de estaciones base necesaria y el encaminamiento (routing) y difusiĂłn (broadcasting) de paquetes de datos, que todavĂa no han podido resolverse empleando estrategias clásicas. Es por tanto necesario crear y estudiar nuevas tĂ©cnicas que permitan de forma eficiente, eficaz, robusta y flexible resolver dichos problemas.
Este trabajo de tesis doctoral propone el uso de computaciĂłn inspirada en la naturaleza o ComputaciĂłn Natural (CN) para tratar algunos de los problemas más importantes en el ámbito de las VANETs, porque representan una serie de algoritmos versátiles, flexibles y eficientes para resolver problemas complejos. Además de resolver los problemas VANET en los que nos enfocamos, se han realizado avances en el uso de estas tĂ©cnicas para que traten estos problemas de forma más eficiente y eficaz. Por Ăşltimo, se han llevado a cabo pruebas reales de concepto empleando vehĂculos y dispositivos de comunicaciĂłn reales en la ciudad de Málaga (España).
La tesis se ha estructurado en cuatro grandes fases. En la primera fase, se han estudiado los principales fundamentos en los que se basa esta tesis. Para ello se hizo un estudio exhaustivo sobre las tecnologĂas que emplean las redes vehiculares, para asĂ, identificar sus principales debilidades. A su vez, se ha profundizado en el análisis de la CN como herramienta eficiente para resolver problemas de optimizaciĂłn complejos, y de cĂłmo utilizarla en la resoluciĂłn de los problemas en VANETs. En la segunda fase, se han abordado cuatro problemas de optimizaciĂłn en redes vehiculares: la transferencia de archivos, el encaminamiento (routing) de paquetes, la difusiĂłn (broadcasting) de mensajes y el diseño de la infraestructura de estaciones base necesaria para desplegar redes vehiculares. Para la resoluciĂłn de dichos problemas se han propuesto diferentes algoritmos CN que se clasifican en algoritmos evolutivos (evolutionary algorithms, EAs), mĂ©todos de inteligencia de enjambre (swarm intelligence, SI) y enfriamiento simulado (simulated annealing, SA). Los resultados obtenidos han proporcionado protocolos de han mejorado de forma significativa las comunicaciones en VANETs. En la tercera y Ăşltima fase, se han realizado experimentos empleando vehĂculos reales circulando por las carreteras de Málaga y que se comunicaban entre sĂ. El principal objetivo de estas pruebas ha sido el validar las mejoras que presentan los protocolos que se han optimizado empleando CN. Los resultados obtenidos de las fases segunda y tercera confirman la hipĂłtesis de trabajo, que la CN es una herramienta eficiente para tratar el diseño inteligente en redes vehiculares
Routing Strategies for Capacity Enhancement in Multi-hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
This thesis examines a Distributed Interference Impact Probing (DIIP) strategy for
Wireless Ad hoc Networks (WANETs), using a novel cross-layer Minimum Impact
Routing (MIR) protocol. Perfonnance is judged in tenns of interference reduction ratio,
efficiency, and system and user capacity, which are calculated based on the
measurement of Disturbed Nodes (DN). A large number of routing algorithms have
been proposed with distinctive features aimed to overcome WANET's fundamental
challenges, such as routing over a dynamic topology, scheduling broadcast signals using
dynamic Media Access Control (MAC), and constraints on network scalability.
However, the scalability problem ofWANET cannot simply adapt the frequency reuse
mechanism designed for traditional stationary cellular networks due to the relay burden,
and there is no single comprehensive algorithm proposed for it.
DIIP enhances system and user capacity using a cross layer routing algorithm, MIR,
using feedback from DIIP to balance transmit power in order to control hop length,
which consequently changes the number of relays along the path. This maximizes the
number of simultaneous transmitting nodes, and minimizes the interference impact, i.e.
measured in tenns of 'disturbed nodes'. The perfonnance of MIR is examined
compared with simple shortest-path routing. A WANET simulation model is configured
to simulate both routing algorithms under multiple scenarios. The analysis has shown
that once the transmitting range of a node changes, the total number of disturbed nodes
along a path changes accordingly, hence the system and user capacity varies with
interference impact variation. By carefully selecting a suitable link length, the
neighbouring node density can be adjusted to reduce the total number of DN, and
thereby allowing a higher spatial reuse ratio. In this case the system capacity can
increase significantly as the number of nodes increases. In contrast, if the link length is
chosen regardless ofthe negative impact of interference, capacity decreases. In addition,
MIR diverts traffic from congested areas, such as the central part of a network or
bottleneck points
An Efficient Analysis on Performance Metrics for optimized Wireless Sensor Network
Wireless Sensor Networks have the revolutionary significance in many new monitoring applications and self-organized systems. Based on the nature of application WSN are needed to support various levels of Quality of Services. Quality of service parameters are most significant aspect in WSN during data transmission from sensor nodes to sink. This paper surveys the factor on reliability, predictability, sustainability, optimal clustering and scheduling by analyzing various models existing in WSN. A network that satisfies all these Qos parameters ensures outstanding throughput in performance. We concluded by exploring some of the dimensions for research interest and addressed open issues ahead to enhance the performance of WSNs
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Dynamic wireless mobile framework for distributed collaborative real-time information generation and control systems
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have only recently discovered the exciting possibilities in the nomadic and ubiquitous computing space to build a new generation of information systems by allowing the vehicle to act both as a carrier and consumer of wireless (and thus omnipresent) information. Wide deployment of such ITS systems may eventually allow for more dynamic and efficient transportation systems, which can contribute in several ways towards greater economic growth whilst respecting environmental sustainability. A great number of researchers have dedicated considerable time and resources to tackling traffic related issues by utilising the new wireless capabilities enabled by ITS; such initiatives cover a wide range of applications such as safety, knowledge sharing and infotainment. Indicative of the extent of such efforts is the plethora of research projects initiated by many national and multi-national organisations such as the EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. To achieve their goals, proposed solutions from such organisations depend on the development and deployment of intelligent wireless mobile communication systems, where data dissemination issues make the prospect of efficient and effective communication a challenging proposition. Presently, Car-to-Car and Car-to-Infrastructure communications are two distinct avenues that make possible efficient and reliable delivery of messages via direct radio links in traffic areas. In all cases, high quality of communication performance is desirable for a communication system composed mostly of roaming participants; such a system needs to be dynamic, flexible and infrastructure-less. Consequently, Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET)-based networks are a natural fit to ITS
AN ENERGY EFFICIENT CROSS-LAYER NETWORK OPERATION MODEL FOR MOBILE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are modern technologies used to sense/control the environment whether indoors or outdoors. Sensor nodes are miniatures that can sense a specific event according to the end user(s) needs. The types of applications where such technology can be utilised and implemented are vast and range from households’ low end simple need applications to high end military based applications. WSNs are resource limited. Sensor nodes are expected to work on a limited source of power (e.g., batteries). The connectivity quality and reliability of the nodes is dependent on the quality of the hardware which the nodes are made of. Sensor nodes are envisioned to be either stationary or mobile. Mobility increases the issues of the quality of the operation of the network because it effects directly on the quality of the connections between the nodes
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