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ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsComputer NetworksMobile ComputingWireless CommunicationsAd Hoc Mobile NetworksMobile Ad Hoc NetworksMobile NetworksNetwork ProtocolsRoutingRouting ProtocolsAd Hoc Network ProtocolsAd Hoc NetworkingMobile Ad Hoc Network RoutingMulticast CommunicationMulticast DeliveryMulticast ProtocolsMulticast RoutingMulticasting
An ad-hoc network is the cooperative engagement of a collection of (typically wireless) mobile nodes without the required intervention of any centralized access point or existing infrastructure.
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