Cooperation enforcement in ad-hoc wireless networks

• Main Author: Waiting, David
• Other Authors: Ventura, Neco
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2015
• Subjects: Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11152

Includes bibliographical references. === Ad-hoc networks consist of a system of wireless nodes that can freely and dynamically self-organise into a working network topology. This allows people to internetwork seamlessly in areas that have no preexisting communication infrastructure. Nodes are expected to forward the traffic of other nodes in order for the packets to reach their final destination. It is envisaged that community ad-hoc networks will become widespread in the near future, as they require no administrative support. Nodes will be able to enter and leave the network as they choose. An unfortunate result is that in an open multi-agent system such as this, the role-players tend to be unreliable and self-interested.