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In multi-hop ad hoc networks, each node may be involved in forwarding data acting as a router. Unfortunately, in civilian scenarios with usually an open community, it is not obvious why nodes should forward foreign data and waste their battery power, CPU cycles, etc. Some work has already been done in proposing approaches to intensify participation in ad hoc networks. However, it is more or less a...