Research Article
The peer-to-peer wireless network confederation scheme protocol, algorithms, and services
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649174, author={Elias C. Efstathiou and Fotis Elianos and Pantelis A. Frangoudis and Vasileios P. Kemerlis and Dimitrios Paraskevaidis and George C. Polyzos and Eleftherios C. Stefanis }, title={The peer-to-peer wireless network confederation scheme protocol, algorithms, and services}, proceedings={2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM}, year={2006}, month={7}, keywords={}, doi={10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649174} }- Elias C. Efstathiou
Fotis Elianos
Pantelis A. Frangoudis
Vasileios P. Kemerlis
Dimitrios Paraskevaidis
George C. Polyzos
Eleftherios C. Stefanis
Year: 2006
The peer-to-peer wireless network confederation scheme protocol, algorithms, and services
TRIDENTCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649174
Abstract
In metropolitan areas, public infrastructures for high-speed wireless networking can be built through the private contributions of individual "microproviders" who use their Internet-connected wireless LANs (WLANs) to forward foreign traffic from/to nearby low-mobility clients. We have designed a practical WLAN aggregation scheme that: (1) Assumes that microproviders are selfish and do not trust each other and uses a secure incentive technique to encourage their contribution. (2) Assumes that clients and microproviders do not trust each other and protects their real-world identities by relying only on disposable opaque identifiers. (3) Is fully distributed and does not rely on any authority to resolve disputes or to control membership. (4) Uses standard hardware (PCs, WLAN access points, PDAs) and software we have developed for the main available platforms (Linux, Windows)
