Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Author Biographies; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Subject of the Book; 1.2 Intended Audience; 1.3 Structure of the Book; 2 Wireless Multi-Hop Networks; 2.1 Single-Hop Wireless Networks; 2.2 Multi-Hop Wireless Networks; 2.3 Types of Wireless Multi-Hop Networks; 2.4 The Wireless Medium; 2.5 Metrics for Multi-Hop Networks; 2.6 Network Model; 2.6.1 Protocol Stack; 2.6.2 Node Model; 2.7 Wireless Multi-Hop Network Specific Problems on the OSILayers; 3 Communication Protocols for Multi-Hop Ad Hoc Networks; 3.1 Broadcasting

3.1.1 Classification of Broadcasting Algorithms3.1.2 Probabilistic Broadcasting Algorithms; 3.1.2.1 Flooding; 3.1.2.2 Gossip; 3.1.2.3 p-Persistence; 3.1.2.4 Polynomial Broadcasting; 3.1.2.5 Irresponsible Forwarding; 3.2 Routing; 3.3 Application of Broadcasting in Multi-Hop Networks; 3.3.1 Information Dissemination; 3.3.2 Route Discovery; 4 Dissimilarity Metrics; 4.1 Dissimilarity Metrics; 4.1.1 Properties of Dissimilarity Metrics; 4.2 Dissimilarity Metrics for Two Nodes; 4.2.1 Jaccard Coefficient and Dissimilarity; 4.2.2 Dice Coefficient and Dissimilarity

4.2.3 Kulczynski Coefficient and Dissimilarity4.2.4 Folkes-Mallows Coefficient and Dissimilarity; 4.2.5 Sokal-Sneath Coefficient and Dissimilarity ; 4.2.6 BNR Dissimilarity; 4.3 Dissimilarity Metrics in Networks; 4.3.1 Unit Disk Graph Model; 4.3.2 Probabilistic Connection Model; 4.4 Dissimilarity Metrics in VANETs; 4.4.1 Correlation Analysis of VANET Scenarios; 4.5 Dissimilarity Metrics in the DES-Testbed; 4.5.1 Correlation Analysis in the DES-Testbed; 5 Probabilistic Broadcasting Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 5.1 Limits of Euclidean Distance-Based Probabilistic Broadcasting Algorithms

5.2 Application of Dissimilarity Metrics to Probabilistic Broadcasting5.2.1 Dissimilarity-Persistence; 5.2.2 Dissimilarity-Polynomial; 5.2.3 Dissimilarity-Irresponsible Forwarding; 5.2.4 Silencing Mechanism Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 6 Probabilistic Broadcasting in VANETs ; 6.1 Probabilistic Algorithms Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 6.2 Simulation Results; 6.2.1 Simulation Environment; 6.2.2 p-Persistence Algorithm Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 6.2.3 Polynomial Algorithm Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 6.2.4 Irresponsible Algorithm Based on Dissimilarity

6.2.5 Comparison with Other Broadcasting Algorithms6.3 Discussion of the Results; 7 Routing in VANETs ; 7.1 The Route Discovery Phase of AODV; 7.2 Route Discovery Based on Dissimilarity Metrics; 7.3 Simulation Results; 7.3.1 Simulation Environment; 7.3.2 Route Discovery Based on p-Persistence; 7.3.3 Route Discovery Based on Polynomial; 7.3.4 Comparison with the Original AODV Route Discovery; 7.4 Discussion of the Results; 8 Dissimilarity-Based Protocols in the DES-Testbed; 8.1 The DES-Testbed; 8.2 Experimental Probabilistic Broadcasting; 8.2.1 Communication Traffic