Pervasive Computing and Networking

Professor Mohammad Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA Mohammad Obaidat received his Ph.D. and M. S. degrees in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Dr. Obaidat is currently a full Professor of Computer Science at Monmouth University, NJ, USA. Among his previous positions are Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Program at Monmouth University and a faculty member at the City University of New York. Professor Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada Mieso Denko received his MSc form the University of Wales, UK, and his PhD from the University of Natal, South Africa, both in Computer Science. Since November 2002, Dr. Denko has been with the Department of Computing and Information Science, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where he is now an Associate Professor. Dr. Isaac Woungang, Ryerson University, Canada Isaac Woungang received his M.Sc and Ph.D degrees all in Mathematics from Universite de la Mediterranee-Aix Marseille II, Luminy, France, and Universite du Sud, Toulon-Var, France, in 1990 and 1994 respectively. In 1999, he received an M.A.Sc from the INRS-Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a Software engineer at Nortel Networks. Since 2002, he has been with the Department of Computer Science at Ryerson University.

List of Contributors About the Editors PART ONE PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS 1 Introduction Mohammad S. Obaidat and Isaac Woungang 1.1 Pervasive Computing and Its Significance 1.2 Research Trends in Pervasive Computing and Networking 1.3 Scanning the Book 1.4 Target Audience 1.5 Supplementary Resources 1.6 Acknowledgments References 2 Tools and Techniques for Dynamic Reconfiguration and Interoperability of Pervasive Systems Evens Jean, Sahra Sedigh, Ali R. Hurson, and Behrooz A. Shirazi 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Mobile Agent Technology 2.3 Sensor Networks 2.4 Collaboration and Interoperability Among Sensor Networks 2.5 Applications 2.6 Conclusion References 3 Models for Service and Resource Discovery in Pervasive Computing Mehdi Khouja, Carlos Juiz, Ramon Puigjaner, and Farouk Kamoun 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Service Oriented Architecture 3.3 Industry and Consortia Supported Models for Service Discovery 3.4 Research Initiatives in Service Discovery for Pervasive Systems 3.5 Conclusions References 4 Pervasive Learning Tools and Technologies Neil Y. Yen, Qun Jin, Hiroaki Ogata, Timothy K. Shih, and Y. Yano 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Pervasive Learning: A Promising Innovative Paradigm 4.3 Emerging Technologies and Systems for Pervasive Learning 4.4 Integration of Real-World Practice and Experience with Pervasive Learning 4.5 Nature of Pervasive Learning and Provision of Well-Being in Education 4.6 Conclusion References 5 Service Management in Pervasive Computing Environments Jiannong Cao, Joanna Siebert, and Vaskar Raychoudhury 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Service Management in Pervasive Computing Environments 5.3 Techniques for Service Management in PvCE 5.4 Service Composition 5.5 Conclusions References 6 Wireless Sensor Cooperation for a Sustainable Quality of Information Abdelmajid Khelil, Christian Reinl, Brahim Ayari, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Piotr Szczytowski, Azad Ali, and Neeraj Suri 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Sensing the Real World 6.3 Inter-Sensor Cooperation 6.4 Mobile Sensor Cooperation 6.5 Cooperation Across Mobile Entities 6.6 Inter-WSN Cooperation 6.7 Conclusions and Future Research Directions References 7 An Opportunistic Pervasive Networking Paradigm: Multi-Hop Cognitive Radio Networks Didem Gozupek and Fatih Alagoz 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Overview of Multi-Hop Cognitive Radio Networks MAC Layer 7.3 Proposed Mac Layer Protocols 7.4 Open Issues 7.5 Conclusions References 8 Wearable Computing and Sensor Systems for Healthcare Franca Delmastro and Marco Conti 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The Health Body Area Network 8.3 Medical and Technological Requirements of Health Sensors 8.4 Wearable Sensors for Vital Signals Monitoring 8.5 Wearable Sensors for Activity Recognition 8.6 Sensors and Signals for Emotion Recognition 8.7 Intra-BAN Communications in Pervasive Healthcare Systems: Standards and Protocols 8.8 Conclusions References 9 Standards and Implementation of Pervasive Computing Applications Daniel Cascado, Jose Luis Sevillano, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Karl Johan Grottum, L. Kristian Vognild, and T. M. Burkow 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Wireless Technologies and Standards 9.3 Middleware 9.4 Case Studies References PART TWO PERVASIVE NETWORKING SECURITY. 10 Security and Privacy in Pervasive Networks Tarik Guelzim and Mohammad S. Obaidat 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Security Classics 10.3 Hardening Pervasive Networks 10.4 Privacy in Pervasive Networks 10.5 Conclusion References 11 UnderstandingWormhole Attacks in Pervasive Networks Isaac Woungang, Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher, and Abhishek Gupta 11.1 Introduction 11.2 A Wormhole Attack 11.3 Severity of a Wormhole Attack 11.4 Background 11.5 Classification of Wormholes 11.6 Wormhole Attack Modes 11.7 Mitigating Wormhole Attacks 11.8 Discussion of Some Mitigating Solutions to Avoid Wormhole Attacks 11.9 Conclusion and Future Work References 12 An Experimental Comparison of Collaborative Defense Strategies for Network Security Hao Chen and Yu Chen 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Background 12.3 Small-World Network Based Modeling Platform 12.4 Internet Worm Attack and Defense 12.5 Experiments and Performance Evaluation 12.6 Conclusions References 13 Smart Devices, Systems and Intelligent Environments Joaquin Entrialgo and Mohammad S. Obaidat 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Smart Devices and Systems 13.3 Intelligent Environments 13.4 Trends 13.5 Limitations and Challenges 13.6 Applications and Case Studies 13.7 Conclusion References PART THREE PERVASIVE NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS. 14 Autonomic and Pervasive Networking Thabo K. R. Nkwe, Mieso K. Denko, and Jason B. Ernst 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks 14.3 Applying Autonomic Techniques to Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks 14.4 Self- (star) In Autonomic and Pervasive Networks 14.5 Autonomic and Pervasive Networking Challenges 14.6 Conclusions and Future Directions References 15 An Adaptive Architecture of Service Component for Pervasive Computing Fei Li, Y. He, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, and Naixue Xiong 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Motivation 15.3 An Overview of the Delaying Adaptation Tool 15.4 Case Study 15.5 Related Work 15.6 Conclusions References 16 On Probabilistic k-Coverage in Pervasive Wireless Sensor Networks Habib M. Ammari 16.1 Introduction 16.2 The Coverage Problem 16.3 Coverage Configuration Problem 16.4 Stochastic k-Coverage Protocol 16.5 Conclusion References 17 On the Usage of Overlays to Provide QoS Over IEEE 802.11b/g/e Pervasive and Mobile Networks Luca Caviglione, Franco Davoli, and Piergiulio Maryni 17.1 Introduction 17.2 A Glance at P2P Overlay Networks and QoS Mechanisms 17.3 Design of Overlays to Support QoS 17.4 Performance Evaluation 17.5 Conclusions and Future Developments Appendic I. The Distributed Algortihm for Bandwidth Management References 18 Performance Evaluation of Pervasive Networks Based on WiMAX Networks Elmabruk Laias and Irfan Awan 18.1 Introduction 18.2 IEEE 802.16 Architecture and QoS Requirements 18.3 Related Work 18.4 Proposed QoS Framework 18.5 Simulation Experiments and Numerical Results 18.6 Summary References 19 Implementation Frameworks for Mobile and Pervasive Networks Bilhanan Silverajan and Jarmo Harju 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Correlating Design to Implementations 19.3 Challenges for Implementation Frameworks 19.4 State of the Art in Implementation Frameworks 19.5 Current Frameworks Research for Network Protocols and Applications 19.6 Evaluating Frameworks and Implementations 19.7 Conclusion References Index