Modeling propagation dynamics of bluetooth worms (Extended version)

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Yan, Guanhua ^a   Eidenbenz, Stephan ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluetooth; Bluetooth worm; Epidemic modeling; Propagation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; BLUETOOTH PROTOCOLS; BLUETOOTH WORM; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DISCRETE EVENTS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATIONS; EPIDEMIC MODELING; EXTENDED VERSIONS; LOS ANGELES; MOBILE MALWARE; MOBILITY PATTERNS; PROPAGATION DYNAMICS; WORM WRITERS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CRIME; DYNAMICS; INTERNET; MOBILE DEVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

BLUETOOTH;

EID: 58849141571     PISSN: 15361233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2008.129     Document Type: Article

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