Markov chain analysis of self-organizing mobile nodes: Self-organizing mobile nodes

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-153

  Şahin, Cem Şafak ^a   Gundry, Stephen ^b   Uyar, M Ümit ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Dobrushin contraction coefficients; Genetic algorithms; Homogeneous Markov chain; Mobile ad hoc networks; Spatial node distribution; Topology control

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION RANGE; CONTRACTION COEFFICIENTS; CONVERGENCE SPEED; ERGODICITY; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; LOCAL INFORMATION; MARKOV CHAIN ANALYSIS; MARKOV CHAIN MODELS; MOBILE NODES; NODE DISTRIBUTION; SELF ORGANIZING; SPATIAL NODE DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC BEHAVIOR; TEST-BED PLATFORM; TOPOLOGY CONTROL;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 84865215044     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9649-2     Document Type: Article

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