Abstract
The paper introduces the novel concept of Degree-of-Participation (DP) in mobile ad hoc networks. The Degree-of-Participation concept allows nodes in the ad hoc network to express the level of involvement they are willing to give to the forwarding process. The paper also introduces a DP-based routing scheme for mobile ad hoc networks. Performance evaluations show that the Degree-of-Participation allows a more resource-aware forwarding process.