Securing wireless mesh networks [Elektronische Ressource] : a three dimensional perspective / Fahad Samad

Securing Wireless Mesh Networks {A Three Dimensional PerspectiveVon der Fakultat fur Mathematik, Informatik undNaturwissenschaften der RWTH Aachen Universityzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktorsder Ingenieurwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertationvorgelegt vonM.S. Fahad Samadaus Karachi, PakistanBerichter: Universit atsprofessor Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. Otto SpaniolUniversit Dr. rer. nat. Peter RossmanithTag der mundlic hen Prufung: Mittwoch, 22. Juni 2011Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek onlineverfugbar.\Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (allthat exists). He has created man from a clot (a piece ofthick coagulated blood). Read! And your Lord is the MostGenerous. Who has taught (the writing) by the pen. He hastaught man that which he knew not."(Al-Quran: Chapter 96 (The Clot), Verses 1-5)Acknowledgments\Coming together is a beginning.Keeping to is progress.Working together is success."- Henry Ford (1863-1947)This work is done at the Department of Computer Science 4 (Informatik4), the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. The Informatik 4 which is nowknown as COMSYS targets its research towards the area of communicationsand distributed systems. I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Otto Spaniol whogave me the possibility to write a doctoral thesis in his research group. Henot only supported me as a Ph.D.