Wireless ad hoc networks have special characteristics related to node mobility, node self-configuration and the lack of centralized access points (APs). However, wireless ad hoc technologies have several disadvantages when compared to traditional wireless
networks, including their limited resources, such as:
** Lower processing capacity
** Limited memory
** Battery dependency
Because operations are not centralized in a single access point, information is openly distributed among the network nodes. As a result, wireless ad hoc networks are not as secure as typical wireless networks.
Wireless ad hoc networks are usually associated with wireless mesh networks; however, these two concepts can be dealt separately.
The essential idea of wireless ad hoc networks is that they are mobile and dynamic. This
concept is not at all new.
Source : IEEE
networks, including their limited resources, such as:
** Lower processing capacity
** Limited memory
** Battery dependency
Because operations are not centralized in a single access point, information is openly distributed among the network nodes. As a result, wireless ad hoc networks are not as secure as typical wireless networks.
Wireless ad hoc networks are usually associated with wireless mesh networks; however, these two concepts can be dealt separately.
The essential idea of wireless ad hoc networks is that they are mobile and dynamic. This
concept is not at all new.
Source : IEEE
