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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Mobile Encounter Network - the missing data link

Vesa A. Korhonen

subject

Delay-tolerant networkingKey distribution in wireless sensor networksAdaptive quality of service multi-hop routingWireless ad hoc networkWireless networkComputer sciencebusiness.industryDistributed computingMobile computingWireless WANMobile ad hoc networkbusinessComputer network

description

In this paper, we discuss about the applicability of a short-range wireless communication scheme called Mobile Encounter Network (MEN). Encounters between devices communicating while moving allows ad-hoc -type data transfer to be performed. A background for the emerging of such networks is given. The essential properties of the MEN data transfer are specified. Based on this, the role of MEN as a data transfer medium is discussed. The conclusion is that such networking technique may provide additional value compared to the traditional wireless communication.

https://doi.org/10.1145/1457199.1457217