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What is Distance Vector

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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
Routing technique that maintains a table for the communication taking place, and employs diffusion (not flooding) for information exchange between neighbors. All the nodes must calculate the shortest path towards the destination using the routing information of their neighbors.
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Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Carlos Tavares Calafate (Technical University of Valencia, Spain), Pedro Pablo Garrido (Miguel Hernández University, Spain), José Oliver (Technical University of Valencia, Spain), and Manuel Pérez Malumbres (Miguel Hernández University, Spain)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 5
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch408
Abstract
This chapter offers a state-of-the-art review in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). It first introduces the history of ad hoc networks, explaining the ad hoc network concept and referring to the main characteristics of these networks and their fields of application. It then focuses on technologies and protocols specific to ad hoc networks. Firstly, it refers to relevant proposals targeting the PHY/MAC layers. Secondly, it discusses the different routing protocol proposals for ad hoc networks according to the category to which they belong. Finally, it includes an overview of the different protocols proposed for ad hoc networks at the transport layer. The chapter concludes with some remarks on future trends in these networks.
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