KAAN BÜR

In the more recent past, we have witnessed the development of a new series of technologies based essentially on high-speed networking concepts, such as broadband Internet access and mobile communications. The increasing popularity of video, voice and data communications over the Internet and the rapid penetration of mobile telephony have stimulated a change in the expectations of wireless users. Novel wireless networking technologies embedded into portable computing devices enable an ever-growing number of users to communicate with each other while on the move, i.e., without being connected to a wired infrastructure. The number of group-oriented services and multimedia applications is increasing. Therefore, it is essential that wireless and multimedia be brought together. Ad hoc networks are impromptu communication groups formed by wireless mobile hosts, which are becoming increasingly popular as a result of these developments. They make their administrative decisions in a distributed manner without any centralized control. They are free from the boundaries of any pre-existing infrastructure. They can be deployed anytime, anywhere. They are considered for many commercial applications, including home networking, wireless local area networks, group-oriented computing, and short-term communication for disaster relief, community events and temporary offices.