Ad hoc computer network

Ad hoc is a network connection method which is most often associated with wireless
devices. The connection is established for the duration of one session and requires no
base station. Instead, devices discover others within range to form a network for those
computers. Devices may search for target nodes that are out of range by flooding the
network with broadcasts that are forwarded by each node. Connections are possible over
multiple nodes (multihop ad hoc network. !outing protocols then provide stable
connections even if nodes are moving around. "ony#s $lay"tation $ortable uses ad hoc
connections for wireless multiplayer gaming, as does the %intendo D" (although
%intendo does not officially use the term. Technically, the %intendo &ame 'oy used this
method for linking up to each other in a wired (&ame (ink Cable or wireless (&ame 'oy
Color I! $ort, &ame 'oy )dvance *ireless )dapter mode.
The term ad hoc network can also refer to an independent basic service set (I'"".
Mobile Ad Hoc and Social Network
+obile ad hoc social network describe the new social networks constructed by the
combination of computation, communication, reputation, and location awareness. +ore
precisely, p,p computing and wireless networking technologies make it possible to
design ad hoc networks of mobile devices to support the ad hoc social networks of the
people who wear them. It could be understood as a longer yet more technical term for
-smart mob..
)d hoc means that the organi/ing among people and their devices is done informally and
on the fly (the way te0ting young people everywhere coordinate meetings after school.
"ocial network means that every individual in a smart mob is a -node. in the 1argon of
social network analysis, with social -links. to other individuals, while social links means
channels of communication and social bonds. The mobile thus is already self2evident as
thousands and millions of people now are using mobile phones and "+". )ltogether, the
fundamental elements of social networks formed by humans and communication
networks constructed from optical cables and wireless devices, the nodes and links, is the
answer why new communication technologies make possible profound social changes.
It is self2organi/ing, fully decentrali/ed, and highly dynamic. It was argued that ad hoc
social network opens the opportunity for many new invented devices to take part in our
everyday social interactions with people. 3Their ability to establish communication links
among devices during face2to2face encounters can be used to facilitate, augment or even
promote human social interactions3
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70amples of +obile )d 8oc and "ocial %etwork
)d hoc meetings,
+obile patient monitoring,
Distributed command and Control systems
9biquitous computing