OVERVIEW ON MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK AND TCP/IP PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE

The wireless ad hoc networks are unique structure of the wireless communication network, where the communication relies on cooperation among the nodes by wireless multi-hop. These networks do not depend on any fixed infrastructure, and can self- organizing and self-managing. The ad hoc network is made up of multiple nodes connected and disconnected by links at any time. The ad hoc network inherits the some traditional problem of mobile communications as well as wireless. Problems are optimization of bandwidth, control over power and enhancing the transmission quality. Ad hoc network has properties of mobile communications and computer networks so it can be seen as a special type of mobile computer communications networks. The MANET is the one of the type of ad hoc network, is an infrastructure less wireless device. This paper explores about ad hoc network as well as their functions and applications.