Opportunistic Mobile Networks Advances and Applications [Hardcover]

This textbook reviews the theory, applications, and latest breakthroughsin Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs). Presenting a specific focus on OpportunisticMobile Networks (OMNs), the text considers the influence of human aspects, andexamines emerging forms of inter-node cooperation. Features: containsreview terms and exercises in each chapter, with the solutions and source codeavailable at an associated website; introduces the fundamentals of DTNs, covering OMNs, PSNs,and MOONs; describes the ONE simulator, explaining how to set up a simulationproject; provides detailed insights into the development and testing ofprotocols, together with a set of best practices for increased productivity andoptimized performance; examines human aspects in the context of communicationnetworks, from human-centric applications to the impact of emotion onhuman-network interplay; proposes various schemes for inter-node cooperation inDTNs/OMNs; presents a detailed discussion on aspects of heterogeneity inDTNs.

Part I: Introduction

Origins and Characteristics

Delay Tolerant Routing and Applications

A Developers Guide to the ONE Simulator

Part II: Human Aspects in Opportunistic Mobile Networks

Emerging Sensing Paradigms and Intelligence in Networks

Aspects of Human Emotions and Networks

Part III: Cooperation in Opportunistic Mobile Networks

Evolutionary Game in Wireless Networks

Enforcing Cooperation in OMNs

Part IV: Advanced Topics

Heterogeneity in OMNs

Opportunistic Mobile Networks: Towards Reality

The Big Picture