P 2 P support for Group-Communication Applications : a Cross-Layer Approach for MANET Environments

P2P systems are a natural way of supporting GroupCommunication (GC) applications. Furthermore, their core characteristics (e.g., self-organisation, self-recovery, decentralisation) match particularly well MANET features. For these reasons we developed and tested a simple yet significant GC application on top of different P2P substrates. Our aim is to understand which type of P2P system is more suitable to support GC applications in MANET environments. Specifically, in this demo we highlight limitations of legacy P2P systems on MANETs, and advantages of an innovative solution based on cross-layer optimisations.

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