Clustering is an important research topic for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) because
clustering makes it possible to guarantee basic levels of system performance, such as …

Topology control is a fundamental issue in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. Due to
intrinsic characteristic of flatness, hierarchical topology can achieve the scalability and …

The past few years have witnessed increased interest in the potential use of wireless sensor
networks (WSNs) in applications such as disaster management, combat field …

Learn all you need to know about wireless sensor networks! Protocols and Architectures for
Wireless Sensor Networks provides a thorough description of the nuts and bolts of wireless …

A wireless network consisting of a large number of small sensors with low-power
transceivers can be an effective tool for gathering data in a variety of environments. The data …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) represent complex distributed systems that comprise
wireless mobile nodes that can freely and dynamically self-organize into arbitrary and …

In recent years, advances in energy-efficient design and wireless technologies have
enabled exciting new applications for wireless devices. These applications span a wide …

In this paper, we propose an on-demand distributed clustering algorithm for multi-hop packet
radio networks. These types of networks, also known as ad hoc networks, are dynamic in …

Sink mobility brings new challenges to large-scale sensor networking. It suggests that
information about each mobile sink's location be continuously propagated through the …

Delineating the tremendous growth in this area, the Handbook of Approximation Algorithms
and Metaheuristics covers fundamental, theoretical topics as well as advanced, practical …