Malicious Nodes Seriously Affect the Performance of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

by Fanzhi Li & Sabah Jassim SPIE Newsroom, accessed 7 Sep 2006 Wireless ad hoc networks are rapidly gaining popularity as a mode of communication, especially among highly mobile sectors of society. A mobile ad hoc network is formed with wireless mobile devices without the need for existing network infrastructure. As a result, such networks are relatively easy to deploy and use for a very short time, for example, in both personal and business applications. Read more