{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1964436299","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1614222.1614233","title":"The quest for a killer app for opportunistic and delay tolerant networks","display_name":"The quest for a killer app for opportunistic and delay tolerant networks","publication_year":2009,"publication_date":"2009-09-25","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1964436299","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1614222.1614233","mag":"1964436299"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/1614222.1614233","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1614222.1614233","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 4th ACM workshop on Challenged networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022680211","display_name":"Anders Lindgren","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3932-4144"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800780207","display_name":"Swedish Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/022w3f533","country_code":"SE","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2800780207"]}],"countries":["SE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Anders Lindgren","raw_affiliation_strings":["Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Stockholm, Sweden","[Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Stockholm, Sweden]"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Stockholm, Sweden","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2800780207"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Stockholm, Sweden]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2800780207"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029925982","display_name":"Pan Hui","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-2599"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210093367","display_name":"Deutsche Telekom (Germany)","ror":"https://ror.org/00m8prc86","country_code":"DE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210093367"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4577782","display_name":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin","ror":"https://ror.org/03v4gjf40","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I58534130","display_name":"Deutsche Telekom (United Kingdom)","ror":"https://ror.org/00qxrgg46","country_code":"GB","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210093367","https://openalex.org/I58534130"]}],"countries":["DE","GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pan Hui","raw_affiliation_strings":["Deutsche Telekom Laboratories/TU-Berlin, Berlin, Germany","Deutsche Telekom Laboratories: TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany#TAB#"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Deutsche Telekom Laboratories/TU-Berlin, Berlin, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210093367","https://openalex.org/I4577782"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Deutsche Telekom Laboratories: TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I58534130"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":62,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"59","last_page":"66"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11896","display_name":"Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11896","display_name":"Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11478","display_name":"Caching and Content Delivery","score":0.994700014591217,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10246","display_name":"Mobile Ad Hoc Networks","score":0.9855999946594238,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7518549561500549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mainstream","display_name":"Mainstream","score":0.7177989482879639},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/enthusiasm","display_name":"Enthusiasm","score":0.6070261597633362},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","score":0.5236458778381348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/delay-tolerant-networking","display_name":"Delay-tolerant networking","score":0.48506417870521545},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/routing","display_name":"Routing (electronic design automation)","score":0.4650840163230896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/skepticism","display_name":"Skepticism","score":0.43118369579315186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/open-research","display_name":"Open research","score":0.41483819484710693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.3764440417289734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-science","display_name":"Data science","score":0.34870925545692444},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.33010604977607727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/routing-protocol","display_name":"Routing protocol","score":0.31635916233062744},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/world-wide-web","display_name":"World Wide Web","score":0.2868162989616394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-science","display_name":"Political science","score":0.08891695737838745}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7518549561500549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777617010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18957","display_name":"Mainstream","level":2,"score":0.7177989482879639},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781354396","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840407","display_name":"Enthusiasm","level":2,"score":0.6070261597633362},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.5236458778381348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C53264328","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55320","display_name":"Delay-tolerant networking","level":5,"score":0.48506417870521545},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74172769","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1446839","display_name":"Routing (electronic design automation)","level":2,"score":0.4650840163230896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18296254","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395219","display_name":"Skepticism","level":2,"score":0.43118369579315186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778464652","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309849","display_name":"Open research","level":2,"score":0.41483819484710693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.3764440417289734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.34870925545692444},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.33010604977607727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C104954878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1648707","display_name":"Routing protocol","level":3,"score":0.31635916233062744},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.2868162989616394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.08891695737838745},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202444582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837863","display_name":"Pure mathematics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204739117","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368373","display_name":"Optimized Link State Routing Protocol","level":4,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/1614222.1614233","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1614222.1614233","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 4th ACM workshop on Challenged networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:repository.hkust.edu.hk:1783.1-54978","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://lbdiscover.ust.hk/uresolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rfr_id=info:sid/HKUST:SPI&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.date=2009&rft.spage=59&rft.aulast=Lindgren&rft.aufirst=&rft.atitle=The+Quest+for+a+Killer+App+for+Opportunistic+and+Delay+Tolerant+Networks&rft.title=Proceeding+ACM+MobiCom+Workshop+on+Challenged+Networks+%28CHANTS+2009%29+Beijing+China","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401796","display_name":"Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I200769079","host_organization_name":"Hong Kong University of Science and Technology","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I200769079"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Conference paper"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.4699999988079071}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W142179889","https://openalex.org/W1554192035","https://openalex.org/W1572481965","https://openalex.org/W1655958391","https://openalex.org/W1667885665","https://openalex.org/W1923680614","https://openalex.org/W1966518282","https://openalex.org/W1978884755","https://openalex.org/W2000652320","https://openalex.org/W2039157284","https://openalex.org/W2053610218","https://openalex.org/W2060540332","https://openalex.org/W2076650134","https://openalex.org/W2096509679","https://openalex.org/W2100347242","https://openalex.org/W2103119070","https://openalex.org/W2112316694","https://openalex.org/W2113261592","https://openalex.org/W2125957038","https://openalex.org/W2135712710","https://openalex.org/W2144269471","https://openalex.org/W2159907319","https://openalex.org/W2163187244","https://openalex.org/W2165990905"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2151328441","https://openalex.org/W2392738674","https://openalex.org/W2938528237","https://openalex.org/W2900704462","https://openalex.org/W2911449405","https://openalex.org/W2241074003","https://openalex.org/W2607934521","https://openalex.org/W2990407657","https://openalex.org/W2908120833","https://openalex.org/W2382145825"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Delay":[0],"Tolerant":[1],"Networking":[2],"(DTN)":[3],"has":[4],"attracted":[5],"a":[6,104,127,134,162,188],"lot":[7],"of":[8,57,94,172,190],"attention":[9],"from":[10],"the":[11,35,55,63,173,191],"research":[12,46,58,69,118],"community":[13],"in":[14,31,59,89,117,161],"recent":[15],"years.":[16],"Much":[17],"work":[18],"have":[19,66,97,110,156],"been":[20,101,111],"done":[21,112],"regarding":[22],"network":[23,193],"architectures":[24],"and":[25,29,73,143,185],"algorithms":[26],"for":[27,42,83,138],"routing":[28],"forwarding":[30],"such":[32],"networks.":[33],"At":[34],"same":[36],"time":[37],"as":[38,77,113],"many":[39,51],"show":[40],"enthusiasm":[41],"this":[43,60,122],"exciting":[44],"new":[45],"area":[47],"there":[48,78,141],"are":[49],"also":[50],"sceptics,":[52],"who":[53],"question":[54],"usefulness":[56],"area.":[61],"In":[62,121],"past,":[64],"we":[65,124,169],"seen":[67],"other":[68,166],"areas":[70],"become":[71],"over-hyped":[72],"later":[74],"die":[75],"out":[76,131],"was":[79],"no":[80],"killer":[81,136],"app":[82],"them":[84,87],"that":[85,149,176],"made":[86],"useful":[88],"real":[90],"scenarios.":[91],"Real":[92],"deployments":[93],"DTN":[95],"systems":[96],"so":[98],"far":[99],"mostly":[100],"limited":[102],"to":[103,129,158,178,181],"few":[105],"niche":[106],"scenarios,":[107],"where":[108,145],"they":[109],"proof-of-concept":[114],"field":[115],"tests":[116],"pro":[119],"jects.":[120],"paper,":[123],"embark":[125],"upon":[126],"quest":[128],"find":[130],"what":[132],"characterizes":[133],"potential":[135,157],"applications":[137,142,184],"DTNs.":[139],"Are":[140],"situations":[144],"DTNs":[146,187],"provide":[147],"services":[148],"could":[150],"not":[151],"be":[152,179],"achieved":[153],"otherwise,":[154],"or":[155],"do":[159],"it":[160],"better":[163],"way":[164],"than":[165],"techniques?":[167],"Further,":[168],"highlight":[170],"some":[171],"main":[174],"challenges":[175],"needs":[177],"solved":[180],"realize":[182],"these":[183],"make":[186],"part":[189],"mainstream":[192],"landscape.":[194]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":9}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}