Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues is affiliated with the Federal University of Piauí and serves as Leader of the Center for Intelligence at Fecomércio/CE, Brazil. He is a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate) and ranked no. 1 among computer science researchers in Brazil by Research.com. He is also the leader of the Next Generation Networks and Applications (NetGNA) research group (CNPq), a Member Representative of the IEEE Communications Society on the IEEE Biometrics Council, and President of the Scientific Council at ParkUrbis – Covilhã Science and Technology Park. Prof. Rodrigues has held several leadership roles within IEEE, including Director for Conference Development on the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Board of Governors, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Technical Activities Committee Chair for the IEEE ComSoc Latin America Region, and Past Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committees on eHealth and Communications Software. He has also served as a Steering Committee member of the IEEE Life Sciences Technical Community and as Publications Co-Chair. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications and serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals, primarily within IEEE. He has acted as General Chair and Technical Program Committee (TPC) Chair for numerous international conferences, including IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE HEALTHCOM, and IEEE LatinCom. A very prolific author, he has received multiple Outstanding Leadership and Outstanding Service Awards from the IEEE Communications Society, along with several best paper awards. He is a member of the Internet Society, a Senior Member of ACM, and a Fellow of AAIA and IEEE.

• List of contributorsWoodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical MaterialsPreface1: An introduction to delay and disruption-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract1.1 Introduction1.2 Delay-tolerant network architecture1.3 DTN application scenarios1.4 DTN routing protocols1.5 ConclusionAcknowledgementsPart One: Types of delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)2: Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for satellite communicationsAbstract2.1 Introduction2.2 DTN architecture2.3 Geosynchronous (GEO) constellations2.4 Low earth orbit (LEO) constellations2.5 ConclusionAcknowledgements3: Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for deep-space communicationsAbstract3.1 Introduction3.2 Data communications in deep space3.3 Networking requirements for deep-space data3.4 Implementing a deep-space DTN solution3.5 Summary4: Vehicular delay-tolerant networks (VDTNs)Abstract4.1 Introduction4.2 Vehicular network applications4.3 Vehicular communications4.4 Vehicular delay-tolerant networks4.5 ConclusionAcknowledgments5: Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for underwater communicationsAbstract5.1 Introduction5.2 Related work5.3 A contemporary view of underwater delay-tolerant networks5.4 Future trends5.5 Conclusion6: Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) for emergency communicationsAbstract6.1 Introduction6.2 Overview of proposed DTN solutions6.3 Mobility models for emergency DTNs6.4 DistressNet6.5 Routing protocols for emergency DTNs6.6 Minimizing energy consumption in emergency DTNs6.7 Conclusions and future trendsPart Two: Improving the performance of delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)7: Assessing the Bundle Protocol (BP) and alternative approaches to data bundling in delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract7.1 Introduction7.2 DTN architecture and Bundle Protocol implementation profiles7.3 Alternative approaches7.4 Future trends7.5 Sources of further information and advice8: Opportunistic routing in mobile ad hoc delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract8.1 Introduction8.2 Challenges8.3 Overview of multiple existing opportunistic routing protocols in mobile ad hoc networks8.4 Combining on-demand opportunistic routing protocols8.5 Open research topics and future trends8.6 Sources of further information and advice9: Reliable data streaming over delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract9.1 Introduction9.2 Challenges for streaming support in DTNs9.3 Using on-the-fly coding to enable robust DTN streaming9.4 Evaluation of existing streaming proposals over a DTN network9.5 Implementation discussion9.6 Conclusion10: Rapid selection and dissemination of urgent messages over delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract10.1 Introduction10.2 One-to-many communication in resource-constrained environments10.3 Random Walk Gossip (RWG)10.4 RWG and message differentiation10.5 Evaluation with vehicular mobility models10.6 Discussion11: Using social network analysis (SNA) to design socially aware network solutions in delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract11.1 Introduction11.2 Social characteristics of DTNs11.3 Social-based human mobility models11.4 Socially aware data forwarding in DTNs11.5 Conclusion12: Performance issues and design choices in delay-tolerant network (DTN) algorithms and protocolsAbstract12.1 Introduction12.2 Performance metrics12.3 Processing overhead12.4 The curse of copying - I/O performance matters12.5 Throughput12.6 Latency and queuing12.7 Discovery latency and energy issues12.8 Conclusions13: The quest for a killer app for delay-tolerant networks (DTNs)Abstract13.1 Introduction13.2 The quest for a problem13.3 DTN as an enabling technology13.4 Conclusions and future trends13.5 Sources of further information and adviceIndex