Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Ad
hoc Networks
nIn Latin, “ad hoc” literally means "for this purpose only”
nIt can be regarded as a “spontaneous network”
nA Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes which
communicate over radio and do not need any pre installed communication
infrastructure.
nMobile, multihop
wireless network capable of autonomous operation
nCommunication can be performed if two nodes are close enough to exchange
packets.