Wireless ad hoc network
DECENTRALIZED TYPE OF WIRELESS NETWORK
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A wireless ad hoc network (WANET) or mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a decentralized type of wireless network. The network is ad hoc because it does not rely on a pre-existing infrastructure, such as routers in wired networks or access points in wireless networks.