Panel: Benefits and Pitfalls of Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems (SAHNS)

Rather than concentrating on general ad hoc networks and systems (GAHNS) that have to provide one-size-fits-all basis for all kinds of applications, this workshop proposes to focus on a variety of specialized ad hoc networks and systems (SAHNS), each suitable as a foundation for a restricted class of applications or even for an individual application. It is expected that SAHNS, thanks to exploiting salient features of their application areas, will result in overcoming barriers that make GAHNS-based solutions technically infeasible or inefficient. The panelists are asked to indicate both benefits or advantages and pitfalls or disadvantages of specialized ad hoc networks and systems, illustrating them - if possible - with examples of SAHNS-based application classes or applications.