DIWANS: Workshop on Dependability Issues in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and Sensor Networks

Abstract

Summary form only given. Widespread proliferation of wireless RF technology has brought the possibility of infrastructureless networking to the forefront. Infrastructureless networks are often referred to as wireless ad hoc networks and they include sensor networks as an important subclass. Dependability issues such as security, reliability, availability, and quality of service are complicated by the wireless and infrastructureless environment. Reliability and availability solutions must account for the varying characteristics of a wireless channel, which is subject to interference, fading, and multipath effects, among other problems. The presence of mobile nodes in many of these settings complicates even further the dependability issues. To date, no conference or workshop has specifically addressed dependability-related issues for ad hoc and sensor networks. One of the goals of this workshop is to bring together researchers to focus exclusively on this important topic, to outline its specific and unique research challenges, and to identify some of the most promising candidate solution methods and techniques to address those challenges. A second, and equally important, goal is to promote synergy between the networking and dependability communities on this topic of mutual concern. DIWANS includes invited talks from several prominent researchers in the field, and peer-reviewed papers on a variety of relevant topics. Most important, however, are the interactions among a diverse set of researchers, working at all network layers and interested in a wide range of problems, from the most fundamental to the most applied.