One of the most striking properties of the Internet is its flexibility to accommodate features it
was not conceived for. Among the most significant examples, in this survey we consider the …

The article reviews the most popular peer-to-peer key management protocols for mobile ad
hoc networks (MANETs). The protocols are subdivided into groups based on their design …

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a group of nodes constituting a network of mobile
nodes without predefined and pre-established architecture where mobile nodes can …

The problem of topology control is to assign per-node transmission power such that the
resulting topology is energy efficient and satisfies certain global properties such as …

This paper proposes a Payment Punishment Scheme (PPS) working along with various
established models to encourage truth telling during election process of the nodes in a …

Recently, there is a growing emphasis on device-to-device (D2D) communication, which is
the key component of the Internet-of-Things ecosystem. D2D communication can operate on …

In recent years, the importance of various wireless network technologies has increased.
Specifically, in communication environments noted for severe conditions, such as disasters …

In multihop wireless networks (MWNs), the mobile nodes usually act as routers to relay other
nodes' packets to enable new applications and enhance network performance and …

In multihop cellular networks, the mobile nodes usually relay others' packets for enhancing
the network performance and deployment. However, selfish nodes usually do not cooperate …

In multihop wireless networks, selfish nodes do not relay other nodes' packets and make use
of the cooperative nodes to relay their packets, which has negative impact on the network …