can last for a significant period. Previous approaches rely on the use of either long range communication which leads to rapid draining of nodes ’ limited batteries, or existing node mobility which results in low data delivery rates and large delays. In this paper, we describe a Message Ferrying (MF

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Routing in partitioned ad-hoc networks is a challenging problem since end-to-end connectivity may not exist. A Message ferrying (MF) [7] scheme has been proposed recently for non-real-time applications where certain mobile nodes referred to as message ferries are designated to collect and deliver

We study the concept of Ferry based Wireless Local Area Network (FWLAN), in which a number of isolated nodes are scattered over some area and where communication between a node and the outer world, or communication between the nodes, are made possible via a message ferry. The Ferry travels in a

can last for a significant period. Previous approaches rely on the use of either long range communication which leads to rapid draining of nodes ’ limited batteries, or existing node mobility which results in low data delivery rates and large delays. In this paper, we describe a Message Ferrying (MF

are in battlefield, disaster recovery and wide area surveillance. Unfortunately, most existing ad hoc routing protocols will fail to deliver messages under these circumstances since no route to the destination exists. In this work, we propose the Message Ferrying or MF scheme that provides efficient data delivery

Abstract—Delay tolerant networking (DTN) exploits the mobility of nodes to serve as message ferries for content delivery. It is the goal of message ferry selection to choose a node that soon moves close to the destination. Proper ferry selection can strongly affect system performance. We analyse

The Message Ferrying (MF) scheme has been proposed as a strategy for providing connectivity in sparse partitioned ad hoc networks. A set of nodes called ferries are responsible for carrying messages for all nodes in the networks. A ferry periodically moves around the deployed area along a pre

Trading latency for energy in densely deployed wireless

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