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Abstract | ||
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Due to the widespread availability of 802.11-compliant devices, the 802.11 ad-hoc mode appears especially suited to set up mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs). In practice, creating a MANET is challenging because typical mobile devices do not implement the configuration, routing, and name resolution functions required to operate in an ad-hoc scenario. Software restrictions on modern mobile operating systems, such as Android and iOS, even prevent mobile devices from actively participating in ad-hoc networks without circumventing vendor barriers (e.g., acquiring root access). While 802.11 infrastructure mode is not originally meant for ad-hoc establishment of multi-hop networks, it is a commodity in all 802.11-compliant devices. This availability prompts the question whether efficient ad-hoc networks can be formed by solely using 802.11 infrastructure mode. In this paper, we present an approach for 802.11 infrastructure mode ad-hoc networks in which mobile devices simultaneously function as an access point and as a station. To establish multi-hop communication across multiple infrastructure mode networks, they mesh with other access point devices. Our evaluation shows that 802.11 infrastructure ad- hoc networks even outperform 802.11 ad-hoc mode networks in terms of multi-hop throughput. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2011 | 10.1145/2030652.2030666 | CHANTS@MOBICOM |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, Network Virtualization | Mobile ad hoc network,Mobile computing,Computer science,Public land mobile network,Computer network,Ad hoc wireless distribution service,Optimized Link State Routing Protocol,Monitor mode,Radio access network,Vehicular ad hoc network,Distributed computing | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
16 | 1.01 | 9 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanno Wirtz | 1 | 119 | 13.62 |
| Tobias Heer | 2 | 236 | 19.85 |
| Robert Backhaus | 3 | 16 | 1.01 |
| Klaus Wehrle | 4 | 1062 | 105.97 |