Questions tagged [ad-hoc-wireless]
For questions about Wireless ad hoc Networks (WANET) or Mobile ad hoc networks (MANET), where the Ad-hoc network does not rely on a pre-existing infrastructure, such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed wireless networks. Use this tag for any question related to ad hoc Wireless networks.
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ping fails after setting monitor to capture traffic for ad hoc (IBSS) [closed]
Can anyone help me to troubleshoot a problem that I face during my lab in university. The task asks to deploy an IBSS and analyze the data, control, and management traffic for that network. The ...
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802.11s versus IBSS mesh (with layer 3 routing protocol)
I just learned that you can create a Wi-Fi mesh network either with the "native Wi-Fi mesh standard" 802.11s, or by putting all devices of the network in the IBSS mode and run a layer-3 mesh ...
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Mesh network 802.11s vs adhoc
What is the difference between 802.11s and adhoc? Is it compulsory to have same channel for wireless mesh node or it can have created using different channels where neighbouring nodes on on 2 non ...
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What is the difference between Power control and Power allocation? [closed]
In the context of wireless communication (specifically device-to-device communication) what is the difference between Power control and Power allocation. I guess the latter is a form of resource ...
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Routing in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
Let's say I have a mesh of sensors forming a wireless ad-hoc network. If one sensor wants to send data to the sink, it will transmit a packet via WiFi for example. My assumption is that there's no ...
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Ad hoc vs Mesh, which one to use? [closed]
Say we have four nodes (A, B, C, D) that are arranged in a chain-like topology. A <-------> B <-------> C <-------> D Only the adjacent nodes are in range of one another (A can ...
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Are "ad-hoc" networks always wireless?
We see that almost always the term of "ad-hoc networks" comes with WSN (Wireless Sensor Network). Does it mean an ad-hoc network must be always wireless? If we define an ad-hoc network as follows: "...
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Rogue Wireless Scanning
Is Rogue Wireless scanning required for a "wired" network? The organization does not have a wireless environment. I am just curious the reasons behind conducting the scan and what is the risk if the ...
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What does "convergence" mean in context of mesh networking protocols?
I am reading about mesh networking protocols like BATMAN and OLSR, and I keep coming across the term "convergence". For instance, in this page from the BATMAN docs, there is a section called "...
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The difference between routing and path selection
I am having difficulty in understanding the difference between the routing and path selection. I am working on IEEE 802.11s-based mesh networks and reading about the default routing protocol HWMP. In ...
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Udp broadcasting for communicate with a device who has the same IP address , is it possible?
I was thinking about broadcasting in an ad-hoc local area network, then i asked me a question.Assuming that this LAN is made of 2 pc, if this pc have the same IP address, Can i send udp packet from ...
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RTS threshold set to 0
I know what if you lower RTS threshold value too much, you can introduce more latency into the network, as Requests to Send are increased so much that the shared medium is reserved more often than ...
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What is the difference between 'clock synchronization' and 'time synchronization'?
Is there have any difference between this two terms, 'Clock Synchronization' and 'Time Synchronization' in a network? I understand that when clock frequency has corrected to run in same pace is called ...
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Overlay star network topology
I am trying to accommodate the following situation and am looking for guidance on whether the topology I am envisioning is possible, what are its implications and what else I should be thinking about. ...
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AODV routing accidentally gives two nodes the same IP address
I am learning AODV and if this routing accidentally gives same IP address to two nodes, then how do I send data to this IP address?