This work presents a communication pattern for high mobile ad hoc networks. En-passant communication uses the short interaction
period of passing devices to efficiently synchronize the information of each device. This is achieved by creating peer-to-peer
overlays of interest domains. Missing information is determined by exchanging profiles first. As example application UbiQuiz
is presented, a mobile quiz application. It exchanges questions using the en-passant communication pattern. UbiQuiz has been
implemented, tested and evaluated within a simulation and on real devices.
This work is funded in part by DFG, Schwerpunktprogramm SPP1140 “Basissoft-ware für selbstorganisierende Infrastrukturen für
vernetzte mobile Systeme”, Microsoft Research Embedded Systems IFP (Contract 2003–210) and the Luxembourg Ministère de la
Culture, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche.