Small world and information dissemination

Senchun Chai*, Zhaoyang Wang, Baihai Zhang, Lingguo Cui, Runqi Chai

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Abstract

The small world phenomena is initially investigated in the sociology that individuals are often linked by a short chain of acquaintances. S. Milgram and his group conduct a series of mail delivery experiments and find that an average of six degrees of separation exists between senders and receivers. Recent researchers have shown that the small worlds are also observed in wireless sensor networks. In this chapter, we discuss the epidemic and immunization process in small world of wireless sensor networks and mainly centre on the tree topologies. We introduce some basic characteristics of small world networks and analyze epidemiogical process in small-world networks. Meanwhile, we present immunization strategies during immunization process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless Networks(United Kingdom)
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages241-282
Number of pages42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameWireless Networks(United Kingdom)
ISSN (Print)2366-1186
ISSN (Electronic)2366-1445

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Chai, S., Wang, Z., Zhang, B., Cui, L., & Chai, R. (2020). Small world and information dissemination. In Wireless Networks(United Kingdom) (pp. 241-282). (Wireless Networks(United Kingdom)). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5757-6_6