An intelligent on-demand multicast routing protocol in ad hoc networks
The handbook of ad hoc wireless networks
A review for mobile commerce research and applications
Decision Support Systems
Dynamic Balanced Key Tree Management for Secure Multicast Communications
IEEE Transactions on Computers
An implementation model for WEGS in WLAN applications: a Taiwanese case
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Prevention of wormhole attacks in mobile commerce based on non-infrastructure wireless networks
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Analysing m-commerce research: technology, applications and research themes
International Journal of Mobile Communications
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Mobile commerce is an emerging discipline that involves mobile devices, applications, middleware, and wireless networks. Although most e-commerce applications can be modified to run in a wireless environment, m-commerce includes a wide range of new services ranging from locational advertising to mobile offices that are only possible with a wireless infrastructure. Among the many challenges m-commerce presents to network designers, service providers, vendors, and applications developers is providing support for multicast communications. Unlike broadcasting, in which everyone is sent a message, or replicated unicasting, in which messages are sent one by one to individual clients, multicasting involves sending messages to only a select group of mobile users. It thus avoids sending messages to too many users or using too many resources to send messages. The article presents five classes of m-commerce applications that require or can benefit from multicast support in wireless networks. Even among those requiring such support, specific requirements vary considerably. Reliability is an important requirement for many m-commerce applications, while real-time applications need low latency or a certain quality of service. Security is also a major concern in some instances