This paper presents the concept and preliminary performance evaluation of a stochastic
network discovery approach named opportunistic scanning. Therein, a station only pauses …

This paper presents a detailed performance evaluation of a novel stochastic network
discovery approach denoted as opportunistic scanning. Therein, a station only pauses its …

IEEE 802.11 networks are the most popular option to have wireless access to the Internet.
The popularity of these networks have raised a costly topology discovery and connection …

The density of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks, especially in metropolitan areas,
has resulted in almost ubiquitous wireless presence in such environments. Apart from the …

It is generally foreseen that the number of wirelessly connected networking devices will
increase in the next decades, leading to a rise in the number of applications involving large …

Wireless networks in home, office and sensor applications consist of nodes with low mobility.
Most of these networks have at least a few powerful machines additionally connected by a …

In recent years, we have witnessed a trend towards open wireless access, mainly driven by
the low cost of IEEE 802.11-capable equipment and its operation in unlicensed spectrum …

In this paper we propose an energy efficient idle scanning method of local area networks,
which could be provided within the framework of Automated Network Discovery and Service …

In wireless communication, the discovery of the surrounding access points is crucial to
provide seamless connectivity to mobile users. In IEEE 802.11, this discovery process is …

As wireless and mobile networks are getting more of a commonplace, the discovery and
management of dynamic networks has become a serious issue.. Since the topology of …