When peer-to-peer comes face-to-face

Collaborative peer-to-peer computing in mobile ad-hoc networks

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Publication Year
2001
Language
English
Affiliation
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Pages (from-to)
75-91
ISBN (electronic)
['0769515037', '9780769515038']

Abstract

This paper motivates and describes the notion of mobile ad-hoc information systems. Such a system consists of a decentralized and self-organizing network of autonomous, mobile devices that interact as peers. Connectivity is determined by distance between devices; as hosts change their physical location they establish pair-wise communication links based on mutual proximity. We describe application scenarios for mobile ad-hoc information systems and identify technical challenges of a generic software infrastructure. Moreover, we present the goals and architecture of Proem, a peer-to-peer system and development platform for mobile ad-hoc applications. Proem has successfully been used as instructional tool in an advanced software engineering course on peer-to-peer computing.

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