Why MOBILE Ad-Hoc Networks?
n Mesh, at first sight, as a rather static, albeit multihop
wireless network
n Mobility of hosts/routers => Dynamic Topology
n Dynamic Topology however does not imply Mobile
Network:
Nodes come and go
Uncontrolled Interference
n Testbeds show that IEEE 802.11 links are highly asymmetric due to
different interference environment at receiver and variable over time
n Personal 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