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 …

In mobile ad hoc networks, it is usually assumed that all the nodes belong to the same
authority; therefore, they are expected to cooperate in order to support the basic functions of …

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 hybrid ad hoc network is a structure-based network that is extended using multihop
communications. Indeed, in this kind of network, the existence of a communication link …

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 …

The proper functioning of mobile ad hoc networks depends on the hypothesis that each
individual node is ready to forward packets for others. This common assumption, however …

This paper focuses on the formal assessment of the properties of cooperation enforcement
mechanisms used to detect and prevent selfish behavior of nodes forming a mobile ad hoc …

In this paper we propose two methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the CORE mechanism
based on a cooperative game approach and a non-cooperative game approach: the results …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) operate on the basic underlying assumption that all
participating nodes fully collaborate in self-organizing functions. However, performing …