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The spatially and temporally diverse nature of ad hoc networks strongly suggests the development of a sophisticated multi protocol network-layer that should enable the ad hoc network’s nodes to dynamically change the routing protocol as networking scenarios demand. In short, the routing protocol is to be considered a system variable. However, the autonomous reconfiguration of such a dependent variable is a non trivial task in the challenging environment of a realistically modelled open, mobile, wireless ad hoc network. We present a novel framework that builds on the social science theory of diffusion of innovations, a theory which describes a flexible decision-making model. This concept enables the development of an autonomous reconfiguration protocol which addresses the constraints imposed by the mobile ad hoc networking system model.
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Forde, T.K., Doyle, L.E., O’ Mahony, D. (2006). Autonomous Reconfiguration by Innovation of Diffusions. In: Al Agha, K., Guérin Lassous, I., Pujolle, G. (eds) Challenges in Ad Hoc Networking. Med-Hoc-Net 2005. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 197. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31173-4_33
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