
Chapter 12
Adaptive Social
Hierarchies: From
Nature to Networks
Andrew Markham
Contents
12.1 Introduction ............................................................. 306
12.2 SocialHierarchiesin Nature............................................. 308
12.2.1 FormationandMaintenanceofHierarchies.................... 308
12.2.2 PurposeofSocialHierarchies................................... 310
12.3 Using Adaptive Social Hierarchies in Wireless Networks ............... 311
12.3.1 ConstructinganAdaptiveSocialHierarchy .................... 313
12.4 PairwiseASH ............................................................ 315
12.4.1 Pairwise ASH with Reinforcement ...