| 摘要 |
Numerous embodiments are disclosed relating to ubiquitous networking i.e. in a Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET). One embodiment relates to distribution of a signed certificate, e.g. DC602, from a certificate authority, CA, to all member devices 604, 606, 608, in the ubiquitous network, to facilitate authentication and establishment of secure connections. Some further embodiments relate to optimizing routing. One embodiment relates to optimising peer-to-peer functionality by identifying a nearest multi-point relay device and associating a joining device to the relay device by concatenating identifiers. A further embodiment relates to providing peer-to-peer functionality in a proactive routing protocol network, involving maintaining hash tables which include hash identifiers of data objects. A further embodiment relates to searching a peer-to-peer relay overlay in a network implementing a reactive routing protocol, involving receiving a search string and hashing it to generate a key used for look-up. A further embodiment relates to peer-to-peer functionality in a network of devices configured to implement proactive and reactive routing protocol. A further embodiment relates to routing in accordance with a plurality of routing protocols involving selecting a candidate route from a set of candidate routes based on a determined link metric and user quality requirements. Embodiments can be implemented by a module that comprises a core that acts as a 'controller' to direct routing efforts for ubiquitous networks. The core provides interfaces, in the form of Application Programming Interfaces (AP Is), to components that implement ubiquitous networking routing functionalities. The components, in turn, provide APIs to module parts that implement the actual logic used to perform these functions.
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