Mobile ad-hoc networks: MANET

Abstract

In the recent years communication technology and service have advanced. Mobility has become very important, as people want to communicate anytime from and to anywhere. In the areas where there is little or no infrastructure is available or the existing wireless infrastructure is expensive and inconvenient to use, Mobile Ad-hoc Network, called MANETs, are becoming useful. They are going to become integral part of next generation mobile services.A MANET is collection of wireless nodes that can dynamically from a network to exchange information without using any pre-existing fixed network infrastructure. The special features of MANET bring this technology great opportunity together with service challenges. The military tactical and other security-sensitive operations are still the main application of ad hoc networks, although there is a trend to adopt ad hoc networks for commercial uses due to their unique properties.