Peer-To-Peer Communication In Mobile Social Network

In recent times, the growth of mobile devices (especially smartphones) is phenomenal. These devices support Bluetooth and Wifi connectivity. Further, they are equipped with good computing power and memory. Because of this, an entirely new network paradigm has emerged in which encounters between these mobile devices can be exploited for opportunistic data transfer without using any fixed network infrastructure[5]. This opportunistic network paradigm is called Pocket Switched Network (PSN) as we carry smartphones in our pockets. Message broadcast, news spread, traffic updates, microblogging and peer-to-peer file sharing are some of the applications which can run on such type of network. Further, it can significantly offload infrastructure based networks such as cellular network and infrastructure based Wifi network and reduce data cost for users considerably[6]. As these devices are carried by humans, their encounter patterns depend on human mobility patterns. Thus, knowledge of human movement behaviour and social structure can be exploited for efficient peer-to-peer communication[7, 8]. As a result, this network paradigm is also called Mobile Social Network (MSN).

• | Author: Zunnun A. Raoof Narmawala
• | Publisher: Self Publish
• | Publication Date: Jul 14, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 120 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1916706649
• | ISBN-13: 9781916706644