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We propose a selection region based multi-hop routing protocol for random mobile ad hoc networks, where the selection region is defined by two parameters: a reference distance and a selection angle. At each hop, a relay is chosen as the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2010-07-20 Di Li , Changchuan Yin , Changhai Chen , Shuguang Cui

In this paper, we investigate the approximate consensus problem in highly dynamic networks in which topology may change continually and unpredictably. We prove that in both synchronous and partially synchronous systems, approximate…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-11-13 Bernadette Charron-Bost , Matthias Függer , Thomas Nowak

Censor-Hillel, Cohen, Gelles, and Sela (PODC 2022 & Distributed Computing 2023) studied fully-defective asynchronous networks, where communication channels may suffer an extreme form of alteration errors, rendering messages completely…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Jérémie Chalopin , Yi-Jun Chang , Lyuting Chen , Giuseppe A. Di Luna , Haoran Zhou

We consider distributed plurality consensus in a complete graph of size $n$ with $k$ initial opinions. We design an efficient and simple protocol in the asynchronous communication model that ensures that all nodes eventually agree on the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-02-23 Robert Elsässer , Tom Friedetzky , Dominik Kaaser , Frederik Mallmann-Trenn , Horst Trinker

We consider a communication channel in which the only possible communication mode is transmitting beeps, which reach all the nodes instantaneously. Nodes are anonymous, in that they do not have any individual identifiers. The algorithmic…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-12-31 Bogdan S. Chlebus , Gianluca De Marco , Muhammed Talo

Network decomposition is a central tool in distributed graph algorithms. We present two improvements on the state of the art for network decomposition, which thus lead to improvements in the (deterministic and randomized) complexity of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-17 Mohsen Ghaffari , Christoph Grunau , Václav Rozhoň

We consider the problem of solving consensus using deterministic algorithms in a synchronous dynamic network with unreliable, directional point-to-point links, which are under the control of a message adversary. In contrast to a large body…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-10 Kyrill Winkler , Manfred Schwarz , Ulrich Schmid

We consider the problem of communication over a network containing a hidden and malicious adversary that can control a subset of network resources, and aims to disrupt communications. We focus on omniscient node-based adversaries, i.e., the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-09 Peida Tian , Sidharth Jaggi , Mayank Bakshi , Oliver Kosut

In this paper we study the difficulty of counting nodes in a synchronous dynamic network where nodes share the same identifier, they communicate by using a broadcast with unlimited bandwidth and, at each synchronous round, network topology…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-05-14 Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna , Roberto Baldoni

We present a deterministic algorithm for solving a wide range of dynamic programming problems in trees in $O(\log D)$ rounds in the massively parallel computation model (MPC), with $O(n^\delta)$ words of local memory per machine, for any…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-05-08 Chetan Gupta , Rustam Latypov , Yannic Maus , Shreyas Pai , Simo Särkkä , Jan Studený , Jukka Suomela , Jara Uitto , Hossein Vahidi

We consider the problem of constructing distributed overlay networks, where nodes in a reconfigurable system can create or sever connections with nodes whose identifiers they know. Initially, each node knows only its own and its neighbors'…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Yi-Jun Chang , Yanyu Chen , Gopinath Mishra

This paper presents a randomized Las Vegas distributed algorithm that constructs a minimum spanning tree (MST) in weighted networks with optimal (up to polylogarithmic factors) time and message complexity. This algorithm runs in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-01-25 Gopal Pandurangan , Peter Robinson , Michele Scquizzato

Considering a network with $n$ nodes, where each node initially votes for one (or more) choices out of $K$ possible choices, we present a Distributed Multi-choice Voting/Ranking (DMVR) algorithm to determine either the choice with maximum…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Saber Salehkaleybar , Arsalan Sharif-Nassab , S. Jamaloddin Golestani

We study the design of resilient and reliable communication networks in which a signal can be transferred only up to a limited distance before its quality falls below an acceptable threshold. When excessive signal degradation occurs,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Mohammad Khosravi , Setareh Maghsudi

We consider the problem of computing a perfect matching problem in a synchronous distributed network, where the network topology corresponds to a complete bipartite graph. The communication between nodes is restricted to activating…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-09 Hugo Mirault , Peter Robinson , Ming Ming Tan , Xianbin Zhu

The classical multi-agent rendezvous problem asks for a deterministic algorithm by which $n$ points scattered in a plane can move about at constant speed and merge at a single point, assuming each point can use only the locations of the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2013-06-24 Peter Hegarty , Anders Martinsson , Dmitry Zhelezov

We consider single-hop radio networks with multiple channels as a model of wireless networks. There are $n$ stations connected to $b$ radio channels that do not provide collision detection. A station uses all the channels concurrently and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-12-31 Bogdan S. Chlebus , Gianluca De Marco , Dariusz R. Kowalski

Given $n$ wireless transceivers located in a plane, a fundamental problem in wireless communications is to construct a strongly connected digraph on them such that the constituent links can be scheduled in fewest possible time slots,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-03-15 Magnus M. Halldorsson , Pradipta Mitra

We consider the leader selection problem in a network with consensus dynamics where both leader and follower agents are subject to stochastic external disturbances. The performance of the system is quantified by the total steady-state…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-25 Erika Mackin , Stacy Patterson

Distributed resource allocation is a central task in network systems such as smart grids, water distribution networks, and urban transportation systems. When solving such problems in practice it is often important to have nonasymptotic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Xuyang Wu , Sindri Magnusson , Mikael Johansson