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1. 1 Self-Organized Networksan Introduction
2. 2 The classical solution for wireless networks
3. 3 New paradigm: ad-hoc networks Initial applications: communication in the battlefield (Packet Radio Networks, in the 70s)
Ad-hoc networks are not permanent. They evolve dynamically over time as users initiate a communication with each other, join an existing network or stop communicating altogether.
Examples:
Content sharing peer-to-peer applications (Kazaa, gnutella),
802.11: has both infrastructure-based and ad-hoc mode
Bluetooth piconets
Initial applications: communication in the battlefield (Packet Radio Networks, in the 70s)
Ad-hoc networks are not permanent. They evolve dynamically over time as users initiate a communication with each other, join an existing network or stop communicating altogether.
Examples:
Content sharing peer-to-peer applications (Kazaa, gnutella),
802.11: has both infrastructure-based and ad-hoc mode
Bluetooth piconets
4. 4 Hybrid networks Mix of fixed infrastructure and ad-hoc capabilities. Depending on its position, a node can either:
Communicate with one of the base stations if it is within reach
Communicate with one or several intermediate nodes in order to reach the closest base-stationMix of fixed infrastructure and ad-hoc capabilities. Depending on its position, a node can either:
Communicate with one of the base stations if it is within reach
Communicate with one or several intermediate nodes in order to reach the closest base-station
5. 5 Interconnectivity
6. 6 Self-organized networks Particular case of ad-hoc networks
The network is self-organized when it is run by the users themselves
Similar trend at the application layer: peer-to-peer(e.g., Napster -> Gnutella)
7. 7 Examples of ad hoc networks Sensor networks
Hybrid cellular / ad hoc networks (multi-hop cellular
networks)
Cars
Assisted driving (adaptive cruise control,)
Collision avoidance
Optimization of traffic flows
Crisis networks (e.g., rescue operations after major disaster)
Military networks
8. 8 Ad-hoc network advantages No need of infrastructure
Ease of deployment
Topology flexibility
Bottom-up approach to creating networks
Absence of authority (civil rights advocates)
9. 9 Self-Organized networks drawbacks Limited scalability [Gupta and Kumar 1999]
Billing
Cooperation between nodes
Absence of authority (the authority)
10. 10 EPFL and MICS Mobile Information and Communication Systems (alias terminode)
One of the 14 NCCRs
MICS focuses on self-organized, ad hoc, infrastructure-less networks
11. 11 MICS Facts and Figures Started November 2001
10 years research program
Budget : 8 million Swiss Francs per year
30 faculty members and 80 PhD students
Director: Prof. M. Vetterli (EPFL)
Deputy Director: Prof. Th. Gross (EPFL)
12. 12 References Ch. Perkins: Ad Hoc Networking, Addison Wesley, 2001
http://www.terminodes.org