Opportunistic Mobile Networks: Advances and Applications

Name: Opportunistic Mobile Networks: Advances and Applications
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Sudip Misra · Barun Kumar Saha · Sujata Pal

Feb 2016 · Springer

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This textbook reviews the theory, applications, and latest breakthroughs in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs). Presenting a specific focus on Opportunistic Mobile Networks (OMNs), the text considers the influence of human aspects, and examines emerging forms of inter-node cooperation. Features: contains review terms and exercises in each chapter, with the solutions and source code available at an associated website; introduces the fundamentals of DTNs, covering OMNs, PSNs, and MOONs; describes the ONE simulator, explaining how to set up a simulation project; provides detailed insights into the development and testing of protocols, together with a set of best practices for increased productivity and optimized performance; examines human aspects in the context of communication networks, from human-centric applications to the impact of emotion on human-network interplay; proposes various schemes for inter-node cooperation in DTNs/OMNs; presents a detailed discussion on aspects of heterogeneity in DTNs.

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Sudip Misra is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India. He has vast research experience, and has published over 260 research papers and 8 books on diverse areas of wireless networks. He has received several national and international awards for his outstanding contributions in research. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editor of several highly reputed journals.

Barun Kumar Saha has several years of experience in research & development. His works on OMNs have been published in several journals and transactions. He has also served as peer reviewer for many reputed journals and conferences. Barun is well known in the research community for his widely popular blog on DTNs and the ONE simulator. For more details, visit http://barunsaha.me

Sujata Pal is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She was a recipient of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Research Scholarship and the prestigious Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Fellowship, 2015. Sujata has several years of teaching and research experience. Her works have been published in high quality international journals and conferences.

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