Title :
Internet-based mobile ad hoc networking
Author :
Corson, M. Scott ; Macker, Joseph P. ; Cirincione, Gregory H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Syst. Res., Maryland Univ., MD, USA
Abstract :
Internet-based mobile ad hoc networking is an emerging technology that supports self-organizing, mobile networking infrastructures. The technology enables an autonomous system of mobile nodes, which can operate in isolation or be connected to the greater Internet. Mobile ad hoc networks (Manets) are designed to operate in widely varying environments, from forward-deployed military Manets with hundreds of nodes per mobile domain to applications of low-power sensor networks and other embedded systems. Before Manet technology can be easily deployed, however, improvements must be made in such areas as high-capacity wireless technologies, address and location management, interoperability and security. The authors give an overview of Manet technology and current IETF efforts toward producing routing and interface definition standards that support it within the IP suite
Keywords :
Internet; military communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; wireless LAN; IETF; IP suite; Internet; address management; embedded systems; forward-deployed military Manets; high-capacity wireless network; interface definition standards; interoperability; location management; low-power sensor networks; mobile ad hoc networking; mobile nodes; routing standards; security; self-organizing network; IP networks; Internet telephony; Laboratories; Mobile ad hoc networks; Packet radio networks; Peer to peer computing; Physical layer; Routing; Telecommunication network topology; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.780962
