Network-based information systems : 2nd international conference, NBiS 2008, Turin, Italy, September 1-5, 2008 ; proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems, NBIS 2008, held in Turin, Italy, September 1-5, 2008 in conjunction with Dexa 2008. The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on wireless networks; heterogeneous networks; ad hoc networks; P2P, grid and internet computing; ad hoc and sensor networks; intelligent algorithms and systems; secure systems and applicatinos as well as network tools and architectures. Front Matter....Pages - Patterns in Internet Architecture....Pages 1-1 GAMesh: Automatic Placement of Wireless Mesh Nodes Via Genetic Algorithms....Pages 2-11 Context-Aware Loading for Mobile Applications....Pages 12-20 Performance Analysis of Angle Routing in MANETs....Pages 21-29 Dynamic Network Reconfiguration by Combination of Different Wireless LANs....Pages 30-37 Making an Agreement in an Order-Heterogeneous Group....Pages 38-48 Performance Evaluation of Two Search Space Reduction Methods for a Distributed Network Architecture....Pages 49-59 Prototype of a Workers’ Motion Trace System Using Terrestrial Magnetism and Acceleration Sensors....Pages 60-70 Framework Design Supporting QoS-Power Trade-Offs for Heterogeneous Networked Systems....Pages 71-80 Route Cache Based Load Balancing Scheme for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 81-90 Performance Evaluation of Load-Balancing Multi-path Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 91-100 A TCP Enhancement for QoS-Aware Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 101-110 Experimental and Simulation Evaluation of OLSR Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 111-121 A Multi-Source Streaming Model for Mobile Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Overlay Networks....Pages 122-131 Building a Linux Grid on a Virtual Machine Using a Windows Grid....Pages 132-141 The Similarity Computing of Documents Based on VSM....Pages 142-148 Case Study on the Recovery of a Virtual Large-Scale Disk....Pages 149-158 Constant-Width Zones Broadcast Algorithm in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 159-168 Orientation-Aware Indoor Localization Path Loss Prediction Model for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 169-178 S-Web: An Efficient and Self-organizing Wireless Sensor Network Model....Pages 179-188 Agent Based Analytical Model for Energy Consumption among Border Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 189-201 A Self-organising Network Based on Lightweight Agents....Pages 202-211 A Fuzzy-Based Handover System for Wireless Cellular Networks: A Case Study for Handover Enforcement....Pages 212-222 Fault Tolerance for Small-World Cellular Neural Networks....Pages 223-231 A 4+1 Bit Month-Scale Regularity Mining Algorithm with One-Path and Distributed Server Constraints for Mobile Internet....Pages 232-241 Preventing Illegal Information Flow Based on Role-Based Access Control Model....Pages 242-251 Authentication Binding between TLS and HTTP....Pages 252-262 Embedding Legacy Keyword Search into Queries for the Ubiquitous ID Database....Pages 263-272 Secure Ubiquitous Health Monitoring System....Pages 273-282 COMANCHE: An Architecture for Software Configuration Management in the Home Environment....Pages 283-292 Graphic Drawing Tools for Network Traffic Simulation....Pages 293-302 A Methodology for the Enterprise Information and Communication Infrastructure Design Process....Pages 303-312 A New Networked Surveillance Video System by Combination of Omni-Directional and Network Controlled Cameras....Pages 313-322 Back Matter....Pages - Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems, NBIS 2008, held in Turin, Italy, September 1-5, 2008 in conjunction with Dexa 2008. This book presents the papers that are organized in topical sections on wireless networks; heterogeneous networks; and, ad hoc and sensor networks.