Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Another Type of Wireless Networks:
“Infrastructure-less”
n(Mobile) Ad-Hoc Networks
–Neither pre-existing, wired backbone nor centralized administration
–Peer-to-Peer and self-organizing networks
–Each mobile serves as routers, not just an end point.
nMesh: has wireless infrastructure (multihop wireless)
–Maintains separation between (mobile) routers and end hosts
nWireless Sensor Networks: mostly static topology, no separation between routes and sensors, multihop wireless
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