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What is MANET (mobile ad hoc network)

Chapter 26
Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
An infrastructure- less, self-organizing network of mobile hosts connected with wireless communication channels. A MANET does not have a fixed topology because all the hosts can move freely, which results in rapid and unpredictable topology change.
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Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Bin Lu (West Chester University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-899-4.ch026
Abstract
Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self-configuring and self-maintaining network characterized as dynamic topology, absence of infrastructure, and limited resources. These characteristics introduce security vulnerabilities, as well as difficulty in providing security services to MANETs. Up to date, tremendous research has been done to develop security approaches to MANETs. This work will discuss the existing approaches that have intended to defend against various attacks at different layers. Open challenges are also discussed in the chapter.
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