This document proposes a graph theoretic model for analyzing and designing community wireless networks (CWNs). It models a CWN as two graphs: a social graph representing community stakeholders and their relationships, and a wireless graph representing the technical network. Node and edge attributes in these graphs capture social, economic, and technical factors. This allows quantification of stakeholder contributions and benefits, and informs decisions around network implementation and operation. The model provides a framework to study CWNs as complex socio-technical systems and solve related problems.
Graph Theoretic Model for Community Wireless Networks
1. A Graph Theoretic Approach for Analysis and Design of Community Wireless Networks Abdelnasser M. Abdelaal and Hesham H. Ali Department of Computer Science College of Information Science and Technology University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 68182 {aabdelaal | hali}@mail.unomaha.edu Amcis2008 Amcis2008
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19. Modeling Community Contributions to Build the Network, Cont Amcis2008 time money Tech.support Sharing OSS Other Time 1 0.06 0.46 0.59 0.3 0.22 Money 0.06 1 0.06 0.2 0.28 0.2 tech.support 0.46 0.06 1 0.23 0.3 0.22 Sharing 0.59 0.2 0.23 1 0.13 0.18 develop software 0.3 0.28 0.3 0.13 1 0.46 Other 0.22 0.2 0.22 0.18 0.46 1 The Similarity Matrix between Different Types of Community Contributions
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