Ubiquitous sensing environments such as sensor networks collect large amounts of data.
This data volume is destined to grow even further with the vision of the Internet of Things …

Abstract Although Cloud Computing promises to lower IT costs and increase users'
productivity in everyday life, the unattractive aspect of this new technology is that the user no …

When mobile End Users are offloaded from a Radio Access Network (RAN) to a WLAN,
current I-WLAN [1] offloaded architectures consider traffic converging to a common Security …

Wi-Fi access provides a very convenient way for mobile terminals to connect the Internet.
However, locating points where connections can be made is not always easy. In this paper …

Cooperative networks rely on user cooperation at the network layer to provide services, such
as packet forwarding or shared access to other network resources like storage or Internet …

Radio Access Network (RAN) are likely to be overloaded, and some places will not be able
to provide the necessary requested bandwidth. In order to respond to the demand of …

Cooperation enables single devices or applications to establish systems that exceed the
capabilities of single entities. A prime example for cooperation are Wi-Fi-sharing networks …

In literature, all research works are about Internet sharing and their related issues. In [1] and
[2], sharing of home broadband connections with the public is discussed. In [3], authors …

ISPs are concerned about providing and maintaining the level of security of its End User's
communications. A communication is initiated by the End User with a name, and goes on by …

Municipal Wi-Fi networks aim at city-wide wireless access to selected city services for a
variety of users. Collaborative Muni-Fi approaches use existing private access points and …