Networks and Communications (NetCom2013) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Networks & Communications

This book covers theory, methodology and applications of computer networks, network protocols and wireless networks, data communication technologies, and network security. The book is based on the proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Networks & Communications (NetCom). The proceedings will feature peer-reviewed papers that illustrate research results, projects, surveys and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the diverse areas of computer networks & communications.

Part I: Measurement and Performance Analysis.- An Evaluation of EpiChord in OverSim.- Enhanced back-off technique for IEEE 802.15.4 WSN standard.-  Efficient Retransmission QoS-Aware MAC Scheme in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Performance Analysis of Correlated Channel for UWB-MIMO System.- Part II: Network Architectures, Protocols and Routing.- Node Failure Time Analysis for Maximum Stability vs. Minimum Distance.- Spanning Tree-based Data Gathering in Mobile Sensor Networks.- Wireless Networks: An Instance of Tandem Discrete-Time Queues.- An Equal Share Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Job Shop Scheduling adapted to Cloud Environments.- A Dynamic Trust Computation Model for Peer to Peer Network.- Road Traffic Management using Egyptian Vulture Optimization Algorithm – A New Graph Agent-Based Optimization Meta-Heuristic Algorithm.- Part III: Adhoc and Sensor Networks.- A Novel Bloom Filter Based Variant of Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks.- Energy Efficient Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Part IV: Network Security, Trust and Privacy.- Data Integrity Verification in Hybrid Cloud using TTPA.- A Comparitive Study of Data Perturbation Using Fuzzy Logic in Preserving Privacy.- Vector Quantization in Language Independent Speaker Identification Using Mel-Frequency Cepstrum Co-Efficient.- Improved Technique for Data Confidentiality in Cloud Environment.- A Hybrid-Based Feature Selection Approach for IDS.- Reckoning Minutiae Points with RNA-FINNT Augments Trust and Privacy of Legitimate User and Ensures Network Security in the Public Network.- Empirical Study of Email Security Threats and Countermeasures.- Improving Business Intelligence based on Frequent Itemsets using k-means Clustering Algorithm.- Reputation-Based Trust Management for Distributed Spectrum Sensing.- Ontology Based Multi-Agent Intrusion Detection System for Web Service Attacks Using Self Learning.- A Novel Key ExchangeProtocol provably secure against Man-In-The-Middle Attack.- Neutralizing DoS attacks on Linux Servers.- Part V: Wireless and Mobile Networks.- Cache Coherency Algorithm to Optimize Bandwidth in Mobile Networks.- Connected Dominating Set based Scheduling for Publish-Subscribe Scenarios in WSN.- Ubiquitous Compaction Monitoring Interface for Soil compactor – A Web Based Approach.