Efficient management of address allocation in ad hoc network

The major research efforts in the area of MANET (mobile ad hoc net work) focus on developing efficient routing protocols which assume that mobile nodes are configured a priori with unique addresses before they enter a network. Pre-configuration is not always possible and has some drawbacks. Furthermore, a permanent central infrastructure component or network administrator does not exist in a MANET. A protocol for dynamic allocation and management mechanism for hosts with unique addresses is needed in a MANET. This article gives a solution for dynamic auto-configuration and management of nodes with unique addresses in a MANET