A technological overview of the guifi.net community network

Computer Networks

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 260-278

  Vega, Davide ^a   Baig, Roger ^b   Cerdà Alabern, Llorenç ^a   Medina, Esunly ^a   Meseguer, Roc ^a   Navarro, Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Foundation for the Neutral   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community network; Network characterisation; Resilience; Topology patterns; Wireless network

Indexed keywords

INTERNET PROTOCOLS; PORTALS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HISTORICAL INFORMATION; MONITORING INFORMATION; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; RESILIENCE; TECHNOLOGICAL NETWORKS; TOPOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS; TOPOLOGY PATTERNS;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84949547117     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2015.09.023     Document Type: Article

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