Maziar Nekovee 2007 New J. Phys. 9 189 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/6/189
Worm epidemics in wireless ad hoc networks
Focus on Complex Networked Systems: Theory and ApplicationMaziar Nekovee
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A dramatic increase in the number of computing devices with wireless communication capability has resulted in the emergence of a new class of computer worms which specifically target such devices. The most striking feature of these worms is that they do not require Internet connectivity for their propagation but can spread directly from device to device using a short-range radio communication technology, such as WiFi or Bluetooth. In this paper, we develop a new model for epidemic spreading of these worms and investigate their spreading in wireless ad hoc networks via extensive Monte Carlo simulations. Our studies show that the threshold behaviour and dynamics of worm epidemics in these networks are greatly affected by a combination of spatial and temporal correlations which characterize these networks, and are significantly different from the previously studied epidemics in the Internet.
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84.40.Ua Telecommunications: signal transmission and processing; communication satellites
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Issue 6 (June 2007)
Received 13 March 2007
Published 28 June 2007
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Worm epidemics in wireless ad hoc networks
Maziar Nekovee 2007 New J. Phys. 9 189
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