Constant connectivity is one of the most challenging requirements modern communication
networks promise to satisfy. 5G and Beyond applications and the proliferation of Internet of …

In wireless multihop networks such as wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and mobile ad hoc
networks (MANETs), nodes have to rely on their peer neighbours in transmitting packets to …

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 …

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 …

One of the most challenging problems in self-organized mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs),
which consist of autonomous and self-interested nodes, is to stimulate the nodes to …

Reputation systems make the users of a distributed application accountable for their
behavior. The reputation of a user is computed as an aggregate of the feedback provided by …

A Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is becoming a practical platform for pervasive social
networking. For example, people chat with each other via MANET for instant social activities …

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes communicating in an
infrastructure-less environment without the aid of a central administrating authority. Such …

In multi-hop wireless networks, the mobile nodes usually act as routers to relay packets
generated from other nodes. However, selfish nodes do not cooperate but make use of the …

Wireless ad hoc networks use mobile devices to deliver services supported by high-speed
network connections and high-speed data transmissions in real time. These devices …