Strangers help friends to communicate in opportunistic networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 374-385

  Gaito, Sabrina ^a   Pagani, Elena ^a   Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delay Disruption tolerant networks; Human mobility; Social relationships; Social based forwarding

Indexed keywords

DATA DELIVERY; DATA SETS; DELAY/DISRUPTION TOLERANT NETWORK; HAND HELD DEVICE; HUMAN MOBILITY; OPPORTUNISTIC NETWORKS; SHORT CONTACTS; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SOCIAL-BASED;

EID: 79551685807     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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