Secure and scalable many-to-one symbol transmission for sensor networks

Computer Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2408-2413

  Viejo, Alexandre ^a   Sebé, Francesc ^a   Domingo Ferrer, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Many to one communications; Multicast; Scalability; Secure communications; Sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOGRAPHY; MULTICASTING; NETWORK SECURITY; SCALABILITY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

LIGHTWEIGHT OPERATIONS; MANY-TO-ONE COMMUNICATIONS; MANY-TO-ONE TRANSMISSION; SECURE COMMUNICATIONS;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 44549083870     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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