This paper contains an overview of the discussions on future research directions within the
subject of ad hoc networking, held at the Wireless World Research Forum meetings during …

RAM RAMANATHAN AND JASON REDI BBN TECHNOLOGIES ne of the most vibrant and
active “new” fields today is that of ad hoc networks. Significant research in this area has …

In the past few years, we have seen a rapid expansion in the field of mobile computing due
to the proliferation of inexpensive, widely available wireless devices. However, current …

From physical issues up to applications aspects, Mobile Ad Hoc Networking
comprehensively covers all areas of the technology, including protocols and models, with an …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) represent complex distributed systems that comprise
wireless mobile nodes that can freely and dynamically self-organize into arbitrary and …

Studies of ad hoc wireless networks are a relatively new field gaining more popularity for
various new applications. In these networks, the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols …

A relative newcomer to the field of wireless communications, ad hoc networking is growing
quickly, both in its importance and its applications. With rapid advances in hardware …

An ad hoc network is a collection of wireless mobile nodes that are capable of forming a
cooperative agreement (network) between themselves without requiring any centralized …

Publisher Summary Communication is maintained by the transmission of data packets over
a common wireless channel. The absence of any fixed infrastructure such as an array of …

Medium access control (MAC) protocols provide a means to nodes to access the wireless
medium efficiently and collision free to the best of their ability. In this paper we provide a …