Provides the foundations and principles needed for addressing the various challenges of
developing smart cities Smart cities are emerging as a priority for research and development …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are sets of autonomous mobile devices that have
capacities of self-configuring, self-setting parameters for data transmission in-network. Due …

Although a standalone and isolated mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is practical in many
scenarios, integration with the Internet is much more advantageous. The integration of a …

The gateway selection is an essential issue in hybrid mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs).
Current independent and random selections without supporting routing negotiation protocol …

Distribution and manipulation of information over the Internet has been one of the most
popular applications of technology that society has witnessed in the last two decades. Again …

A Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self configurable wireless network in which mobile
nodes communicate with each other in a multihop fashion without any pre-installed …

Internet gateways are used for integration of mobile ad hoc network (MANET) with Internet to
increase its usability. Mobile nodes in MANET need to discover an Internet gateway to …

Hybrid Mobile ad hoc network (H-MANET) is a network in which MANET is connected to the
Internet using some special nodes called Internet Gateways (IGs). Previous work in this field …

Due to the characteristics of self‐organization, flexibility, and low cost, Mobile ad hoc
networks (MANETs) have been applied in many fields, such as disaster rescues and military …

A wireless body area network (WBAN) consists of wireless sensors and a central processing
device collecting data from the sensors. The WBAN is used to monitor human physical …