1. An introduction to delay and disruption tolerant networks (DTNs)
Part One - Types of delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
2. Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for satellite communications
3. Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for deep-space communications
4. Vehicular delay-tolerant networks
5. Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for underwater communications
6. Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for emergency communications
7. Environment friendly green data broadcasting in delay-tolerant opportunistic networks
Part Two - Improving the performance of delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
8. Assessing the Bundle Protocol (BP) and alternative approaches to data bundling in delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
9. Opportunistic routing in mobile ad hoc delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
10. Reliable data streaming over delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
11. Rapid selection and dissemination of urgent messages over delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
12. Using social network analysis (SNA) to design socially aware network solutions in delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
13. Performance issues and design choices in delay-tolerant network (DTN) algorithms and protocols
14. Using emulation to validate applications on opportunistic Networks
15. The quest for a killer app for delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues is a professor at the Federal University of Piauí, Brazil, and senior researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal. He is the leader of the Next Generation Networks and Applications (NetGNA) research group (CNPq), an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Member Representative of the IEEE Communications Society on the IEEE Biometrics Council, and the President of the scientific council at ParkUrbis - Covilhã Science and Technology Park. He has been general chair and TPC Chair of many international conferences, including IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE HEALTHCOM, and IEEE LatinCom. He has authored or coauthored over 800 papers in refereed international journals and conferences, 3 books, 2 patents, and 1 ITU-T Recommendation. He had been awarded several Outstanding Leadership and Outstanding Service Awards by IEEE Communications Society and several best papers awards. Prof. Rodrigues is a member of the Internet Society, a senior member ACM, and Fellow of IEEE.