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The Near-Me Area Network
March/April 2010 (vol. 14 no. 2)
pp. 74-77
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Angus K.Y. Wong, "The Near-Me Area Network," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 74-77, March/April, 2010.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MIC.2010.49,
author = {Angus K.Y. Wong},
title = {The Near-Me Area Network},
journal ={IEEE Internet Computing},
volume = {14},
number = {2},
issn = {1089-7801},
year = {2010},
pages = {74-77},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2010.49},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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A1 - Angus K.Y. Wong,
PY - 2010
KW - Internet system
KW - mobile network
KW - location-based service
VL - 14
JA - IEEE Internet Computing
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Angus K.Y. Wong, Macao Polytechnic Institute
The mobile Internet and location-enabled mobile devices have become increasingly popular, inspiring a new type of communication network. This near-me area network (NAN) focuses on communication among wireless devices in close proximity, creating a new kind of application domain. This article introduces NAN and reviews existing applications and challenges.

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Index Terms:
Internet system, mobile network, location-based service
Citation:
Angus K.Y. Wong, "The Near-Me Area Network," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 74-77, March-April 2010, doi:10.1109/MIC.2010.49
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