The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Wireless networks with their ubiquitous applications have become an indispensable part of
our daily lives. Wireless networks demand more and more spectral resources to support the …

Similar to radio-frequency-based wireless networks (RWNs) used in terrestrial
environments, the medium access control (MAC) protocol is a key element for underwater …

Advanced information and communication infrastructures are essential to successfully
operate smart grids (SGs) and provide efficient, reliable, and sustainable electricity to the …

Reliable data transfer aims to guarantee that the destination node can successfully receive
what have been sent to it, and the basic mechanisms extensively for this purpose in radio …

Abstract Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs) have drawn tremendous attention
because of their potential impact on scientific research and their numerous attractive …

Metaverse is envisioned as the next-generation paradigm that links a virtual world to the
physical world, providing immersive experience for human activities in the hypothetical …

Random linear network coding (RLNC) is a popular coding scheme for improving
communication and content distribution over lossy channels. For packet streaming …

Many emerging communication applications transmit packets with small payloads, yet
require rich metadata context for the proper functioning of the various involved protocol …

Network coding (NC) is a technique used for effective and secure communication by
improving the network capacity, throughput, efficiency, and robustness. In NC, data packets …