In multi-hop wireless networks, every node is expected to forward packets for the benefit of
other nodes. Yet, if each node is its own authority, then it may selfishly deny packet …

In self-organizing ad hoc networks, all the networking functions rely on the contribution of the
participants. As a basic example, nodes have to forward packets for each other in order to …

A wireless Ad-hoc network is expected to be made up of energy aware entities (nodes)
interested in their own perceived performance. An important problem in such a scenario is to …

The advance in wireless technologies makes now viable to start to develop ad hoc networks.
However, without a mechanism that prevents misbehaviors, these networks could result …

In military and rescue applications of mobile ad hoc networks, all the nodes belong to the
same authority; therefore, they are motivated to cooperate in order to support the basic …

The assumption that all nodes cooperate to relay packets for each other may not be realistic
for commercial wireless ad hoc networks. An autonomous (selfish) node in a wireless …

Trust among nodes in a self-organizing network such as a mobile ad hoc network presents a
number of problems and paradoxes. One of the challenging characteristics of wireless and …

Routing protocols for a mobile ad hoc network have assumed that all mobile nodes
voluntarily participate in forwarding others' packets. This was a reasonable assumption …

In a mobile ad hoc network, node cooperation in packet forwarding is required in order for
the network to function properly. However, some selfish nodes might intend not to forward …

This paper examines the problem of incentivizing autonomous, self-interested nodes in an
ad hoc network to cooperate in forwarding packets between non-adjacent nodes. We argue …