An experimental evaluation of two distributed algorithms for validation of E-ticket protocols in a mobile computing environment

Author

Abhishek Tripathi

Keywords and Phrases

E-tickets; Tree-based protocol

Abstract

"An E-ticket is a variant of traditional ticket system. The E-tickets are issued by an agency that can be used by different vendors to authorize and accept those issued E-tickets. These E-tickets can then be used for different purposes such as transportation, shopping, or an entrance ticket for a football game. One major issue associated with the E-tickets is the problem of validating the E-tickets also known as validation problem. The validation problem becomes more severe in a mobile environment. Mobility of a Mobile Host (MH) and failure of servers which are known as Mobile Support Stations (MSSs) are two major causes for the validation problem. Additional problems include the identification of multiple submissions of an E-ticket by a MH and forgery of E-tickets. This thesis addresses the experimental evaluation of the algorithms proposed for E-ticket validation protocols for mobile clients. The objective of the research was to observe the efficiency and throughput of the algorithms. These experiments consider different scenarios as well as different network topologies. Also presented is a comparative study of the performance results of different algorithms in different scenarios and topologies"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Madria, Sanjay Kumar
Sabharwal, Chaman

Committee Member(s)

Agarwal, Sanjeev, 1971-
Cheng, Maggie Xiaoyan

Department(s)

Computer Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Computer Science

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 2005

Pagination

viii, 45 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44).

Rights

© 2005 Abhishek Tripathi, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Mobile computing -- Security measuresElectronic commerce -- Security measuresComputer network protocols

Thesis Number

T 8874

Print OCLC #

71227835

Recommended Citation

Tripathi, Abhishek, "An experimental evaluation of two distributed algorithms for validation of E-ticket protocols in a mobile computing environment" (2005). Masters Theses. 5843.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5843