MOBILE ADHOC NETWORKS AND PTP NETWORK?

In this paper we will discuss about mobile ad hoc network (MANET) that is also known as mobile mesh network is a wireless network that use wireless transmission for communication and do not rely on any central coordinator. We will also discuss bootstrapping of PTP network. Mobile nodes that are within each other’s radio range communicate directly via wireless links, while those far apart rely on other nodes to relay messages as routers.. Embodying the slogan “networking without networks,” both abandoned traditional client/server model and disclaimed pre-existing infrastructure. However, their status quo levels of real world application are widely divergent. P2P networks are now accountable for about 50 ~ 70% internet traffic, while MANETs are still primarily in the laboratory. Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are vigorous, revolutionary communication technologies in the 21st century. They lead the trend of decentralization. Decentralization will ultimately win clients over client/server model, because it gives ordinary network users more control, and stimulates their active participation. It is a determinant factor in shaping the future of networking. The interesting and confusing phenomenon has sparked considerable research effort to transplant successful approaches from P2P networks into MANETs. While most research in the synergy of P2P networks and MANETs focuses on routing, the network bootstrapping problem remains indispensable for any such transplantation to be realized. The most pivotal problems in bootstrapping are: Automatic configuration of nodes addresses and IDs, and Topology discovery and transformation in different layers and name spaces.