%0 Journal Article %T Network address management in MANETs using an ant colony metaphor %D 2011 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81984 %X Address management is a critical network process, since any node wishing to join a network must first obtain an address. Network address management in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is a particular challenge due to the unique operating conditions of such networks, their dynamic topology, and the events that take place inside them. This chapter presents a proposal for solving the address management problem in a MANET by applying the self-organization and emergency principles governing the behavior of social insect colonies, particularly ant colonies. %K Manet %K Red %K Automatización y sistemas de control %K Automation command and control system %K Ingeniería de software %K Seguridad informática %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN