Middleware proposals for mobile ad hoc networks

Padoc: Enabling social networking in proximity

“…Middleware for MNP have been studied extensively in the literature [7,26,6]. For instance the authors of [26,7] surveyed a large range of middleware solutions developed over the last 15 years.…”

“…For instance the authors of [26,7] surveyed a large range of middleware solutions developed over the last 15 years. They make the harsh observation that hardly any of them are used in the real world.…”

“…The most popular ad hoc social media application to date is probably OpenGarden's Firechat. 7 The app is available on the AppStore and Google Play and allows to chat with people nearby without requiring an Internet connection. It was released in March 2014 for iOS as a proofof-concept of the MultipeerConnectivity framework released shortly before by Apple.…”

Adaptive Intelligent Middleware Architecture for Mobile Real-Time Communications

“…Withholding internal layer parameters from other layers facilitates fast development of interoperable systems and this paradigm can be preserved with parameter monitoring and tuning, managed by external cross-layer middleware [14], [15]. Current proposals have conceptualised but not fully validated non-intrusive middleware that uses API access to protocol data structures [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21].…”

Towards Cloudless Co-located Social Media on Android

“…Despite theoretical work on ad hoc middleware that could enable cloudless co-located social media to overcome this issue (e.g., [2,6,1]), there has hardly been any spillover in the real world [6]. Nevertheless, in recent years several efforts have been made to offer programming support for such service (e.g., BASA, Serval, Padoc or OpenGarden).…”