On collaborative anonymous communications in lossy networks

Security and Communication Networks

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2761-2777

  Rebollo Monedero, David ^a   Forné, Jordi ^a   Pallarès, Esteve ^a   Parra Arnau, Javier ^a   Tripp, Carolina ^a   Urquiza, Luis ^a   Aguilar, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anonymous communications; Crowds; Lossy, wireless and vehicular networks; Quality of service

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION; ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CROWDS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MESSAGE ENCRYPTION; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY; USER COLLABORATIONS; VEHICULAR NETWORKS;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 84911907835     PISSN: 19390114     EISSN: 19390122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sec.793     Document Type: Article

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