Computer Networks, Volume 197

Volume 197, October 2021

Survey Article

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  Rudzidatul Akmam Dziyauddin, Dusit Niyato, Nguyen Cong Luong, Ahmad Ariff Aizuddin Mohd Atan, Mohd Azri Mohd Izhar, Marwan Hadri Azmi, Salwani Mohd Daud:
  Computation offloading and content caching and delivery in Vehicular Edge Network: A survey. 108228

Research Article

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  K. Sureshkumar, P. Vimala:
  Energy efficient routing protocol using exponentially-ant lion whale optimization algorithm in wireless sensor networks. 108250
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  Thi Ha Ly Dinh, Megumi Kaneko, Keisuke Wakao, Kenichi Kawamura, Takatsune Moriyama, Hirantha Abeysekera, Yasushi Takatori:
  Distributed user-to-multiple access points association through deep learning for beyond 5G. 108258
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  Xuwei Yang, Hongli Xu, Jianchun Liu, Chen Qian, Xingpeng Fan, He Huang, Haibo Wang:
  Achieving high reliability and throughput in software defined networks. 108271
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  Md. Rashedur Rahman, Md. Motaharul Islam, Ahmed Iqbal Pritom, Yazed Alsaawy:
  ASRPH: Application Specific Routing Protocol for Health care. 108273

Special section on Towards Efficient and Flexible Management and Interworking Techniques for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

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  Chérifa Boucetta, Boubakr Nour, Michel Sortais, Hassine Moungla:
  A Latin rectangles-based TSCH scheduling and interference mitigation design. 108275

Research Article

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  Mohamed Amine Belhamra, El Mamoun Souidi:
  Error Correcting Network Codes. 108277

Special section on Deep Reinforcement Learning for Next-Generation IoT Networks

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  Abeer Z. Al-Marridi, Amr Mohamed, Aiman Erbad:
  Reinforcement learning approaches for efficient and secure blockchain-powered smart health systems. 108279

Research Article

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  Joe Breen, Andrew Buffmire, Jonathon Duerig, Kevin Dutt, Eric Eide, Anneswa Ghosh, Mike Hibler, David Johnson, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Earl Lewis, Dustin Maas, Caleb Martin, Alex Orange, Neal Patwari, Daniel Reading, Robert Ricci, David Schurig, Leigh B. Stoller, Allison Todd, Jacobus E. van der Merwe, Naren Viswanathan, Kirk Webb, Gary Wong:
  Powder: Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Experimental Research. 108281

Data Article

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  Christabelle Alvares, Dristi Dinesh, Syed Alvi, Tannish Gautam, Maheen Hasib, Ali Raza:
  Dataset of attacks on a live enterprise VoIP network for machine learning based intrusion detection and prevention systems. 108283

Research Article

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  Saba Shakouri, Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar:
  Proactive restoration with low re-provisioning in Elastic Optical Networks. 108284
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  Henrique A. Dinarte, Bruno V. A. Correia, Daniel A. R. Chaves, Raul C. Almeida Jr.:
  Routing and spectrum assignment: A metaheuristic for hybrid ordering selection in elastic optical networks. 108287

Survey Article

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  Taous Madi, Hyame Assem Alameddine, Makan Pourzandi, Amine Boukhtouta:
  NFV security survey in 5G networks: A three-dimensional threat taxonomy. 108288

Research Article

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  Duc Thang Ha, Lila Boukhatem, Megumi Kaneko, Nhan Nguyen-Thanh:
  Joint beamforming and user association with reduced CSI signaling in mobile environments: A Deep Q-learning approach. 108291
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  Xiaozhe Shao, Lixin Gao:
  Policy-rich interdomain routing with local coordination. 108292
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  Juan Pablo Grisales Campeón, Pablo Ignacio Fierens:
  Joint position and clock tracking of wireless nodes. 108296
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  Yong Fang, Kai Li, Rongfeng Zheng, Shan Liao, Yue Wang:
  A communication-channel-based method for detecting deeply camouflaged malicious traffic. 108297

Special section on Deep Reinforcement Learning for Next-Generation IoT Networks

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  Zahoor Ali Khan, Obaida Abdul Karim, Shahid Abbas, Nadeem Javaid, Yousaf Bin Zikria, Usman Tariq:
  Q-learning based energy-efficient and void avoidance routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks. 108309

Survey Article

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  Yinan Tang, Tongtong Yuan, Bo Liu, Chuangbai Xiao:
  Effective *-flow schedule for optical circuit switching based data center networks: A comprehensive survey. 108321

Research Article

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  Yue Wang, Anmin Zhou, Shan Liao, Rongfeng Zheng, Rong Hu, Lei Zhang:
  A comprehensive survey on DNS tunnel detection. 108322
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  Anna Maria Vegni, Carlos Borrego Iglesias, Valeria Loscrí:
  MOVES: A MemOry-based VEhicular Social forwarding technique. 108324
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  Francesco Gringoli, Douglas J. Leith:
  Low-delay high-rate operation of 802.11ac WLAN downlink: Nonlinear controller analysis & design. 108325
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  Rong Chai, Xizheng Yang, Chunling Du, Qianbin Chen:
  Network cost optimization-based capacitated controller deployment for SDN. 108326

Special section on Deep Reinforcement Learning for Next-Generation IoT Networks

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  QinYang Miao, Hui Lin, Xiaoding Wang, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan:
  Federated deep reinforcement learning based secure data sharing for Internet of Things. 108327

Research Article

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  Sheng-lin Yin, Xing-Lan Zhang, Shuo Liu:
  Intrusion detection for capsule networks based on dual routing mechanism. 108328
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  Yifei Lu, Xu Ma, Zhengzhi Xu:
  Choose a correct marking position: ECN should be freed from tail mark. 108329
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  Reza Fotohi, Fereidoon Shams Aliee:
  Securing communication between things using blockchain technology based on authentication and SHA-256 to improving scalability in large-scale IoT. 108331
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  Mohamed Yacine Lezzar, Mustafa Mehmet-Ali:
  Optimization of ultra-reliable low-latency communication systems. 108332
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  Quanzhong Li, Liang Yang:
  Secure beamforming with nonorthogonal multiple access transmission in cooperative CR networks for Internet of Things. 108334
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  Victor Seoane, Carlos García-Rubio, Florina Almenáres, Celeste Campo:
  Performance evaluation of CoAP and MQTT with security support for IoT environments. 108338
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  Guiyi Wei, Xiaohang Mao, Rongxing Lu, Jun Shao, Yunguo Guan, Genhua Lu:
  Achieve space-efficient key management in lightning network. 108346
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  Nuntanut Bhooanusas, Sok-Ian Sou:
  Performance modeling of multipath mobile data offloading in cellular/WiFi networks with bandwidth uncertainty. 108351
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  Saku Lindroos, Antti Hakkala, Seppo Virtanen:
  A systematic methodology for continuous WLAN abundance and security analysis. 108359

Special section on Recent Advances in Connected and Autonomous Unmanned Aerial/Ground Vehicles

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  Zhihan Lv, Dongliang Chen, Hailing Feng, Ranran Lou, Huihui Wang:
  Beyond 5G for digital twins of UAVs. 108366