@conference {
	title = {Clustering for transmission range control and connectivity assurance for self configured ad hoc networks},
	author = {Manousakis, Kyriakos., Baras, John S.},
	year = {2003},
	month = {10/2003},
	abstract = {Ad hoc networks have been the new networking technology trend because of their promising characteristics. These characteristics fit better the requirements of today{\textquoteright}s army and the needs of today{\textquoteright}s commercial world. Most of the applications that have been referred in the bibliography assume devices that are of finite power. The latter is true because of the existing technology (web-enabled cell phones, PDAs, laptops, PPCs). The goal for ad hoc networks is to accommodate lightweight, battery-powered portable devices. Because of the finite power limitation, we have to design efficient ways to use the existing power. A first step towards efficient utilization of power is to eliminate its unnecessary usage wherever possible. For a networking device, significant part of power is consumed for communications and more specifically for transmissions. In this work we focus on eliminating the transmission power consumed into the network subject to the network{\textquoteright}s connectivity. The assurance of network connectivity is essential in this problem since the usage of limited transmission power from the nodes may result in a partitioned network. We provide solutions to the efficient usage of transmission power by clustering the nodes based on their proximity and ensuring the intracluster and intercluster connectivity of the network. The algorithms presented in this paper achieve their objective as the collected results from their simulation show.},
	address = {Boston, MA},
	booktitle = {Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2003},
	pages = {pp. 1043-1047}
}
@conference {
	title = {Dynamic Clustering for Transmission Range Control in Ad Hoc Networks},
	author = {Manousakis, Kyriakos., Baras, John S.},
	year = {2003},
	month = {04/2003},
	abstract = {Ad hoc networks have being given a lot of attention in recent years. The problems associated with this kind of networks are many and difficult to solve because of their dynamic nature {\textendash} networks with non-static topology and non-static infrastructure. A large number of the issues under investigation are related with the finite power of the mobile devices. In terms of the communication tasks that those devices perform, the transmission power that is utilized plays a very important role to the long-term survivability of the network. The issue of transmission power affects the connectivity of the network, in a way that when the utilized transmission power is small then the network may be partitioned. In this work the latter has equivalent importance with the case where the assignment of excessive transmission power, resulting in a very dense net of communication links. When we use large transmission power then the long-term survivability and connectivity of the network is jeopardized because the nodes use their finite power inefficiently. Our task is to adjust the transmission power to the level where both the connectivity of the network is ensured and the transmitted power is minimized among all participating devices.},
	address = {College Park, Maryland},
	booktitle = {Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTA) Communications \&amp; Networks (C\&amp;N) Alliance - 2003 Annual Symposium},
	organization = {University of Maryland Conference Center}
}
