Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Why MOBILE
Ad-Hoc Networks?
nMesh, at first sight, as a rather static, albeit
multihop wireless network
nMobility of hosts/routers => Dynamic Topology
nDynamic Topology however does not imply Mobile Network:
–Nodes come
and go
–Uncontrolled
Interference
nTestbeds show that IEEE 802.11 links are highly
asymmetric due to different
interference environment at receiver and variable over time
nPersonal Opinion: Mesh Community Networks will have many of the same challenges and will benefit from same solutions as MANETs
–Deal with
dynamic topology
–Little to
no configuration/peer-to-peer operation