International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 62 - Number 13 |
Year of Publication: 2013 |
Authors: Bimal H Patel, Parth D Shah, Harikrishna B Jethva, Nishidh Chavda |
10.5120/10139-4945 |
Bimal H Patel, Parth D Shah, Harikrishna B Jethva, Nishidh Chavda . Issues and Imperatives of Adhoc Networks. International Journal of Computer Applications. 62, 13 ( January 2013), 16-21. DOI=10.5120/10139-4945
MANET is a self organized, self configurable network having no infrastructure, and in which the mobile nodes move arbitrarily. The mobile nodes can receive and relay packets as a router. Routing is a critical issue and an efficient routing protocol makes the MANET reliable. The provision of quality of service (QoS) guarantees is much more challenging mainly due to node mobility and resource constraints. Security is an essential requirement in mobile ad hoc network (MANETs). Compared to wired networks, MANETs are more vulnerable to security attacks due to the lack of a trusted centralized authority and limited resources. In practice, most TCP deployments have been carefully designed in the context of wired networks. Ignoring the properties of wireless Ad Hoc Networks can lead to TCP implementations with poor performance. Wireless Mobile Ad-hoc networks offer challenges to TCP's congestion control mechanism related to its inability of distinguishing between losses induced by congestion and others types of losses. This article extensively and exclusively studies the issues involved in Adhoc network which can be exploded as further research purpose.