Question

Give 4 examples of use cases for infrastrcutureless multi-hop type networks (such as ADHOC or P2P networks)

Answer 1

Multi-hop is a wireless network routing method which uses multiple intermediate nodes to transfer information from source to destination using wireless communication links. Ad-hoc network, Bluetooth and peer-to-peer networks are examples of multi-hop networks. Unlike networks with a single wireless link, a multi-hop network can widen the coverage area of a network. The important benefit of this kind of network is that it can be set up anytime and anywhere with limited communication infrastructure so it has many use cases such as.

• We can connect two computers using a wireless ad-hoc network to share large data and file, it uses a multi-hop network technique.
• When we connect a mobile phone with other devices using a Bluetooth network for data transfer we use a multi-hop network.
• We can download a movie or any files using a torrent, that is a type of multi-hop network where the files are downloaded using a peer-to-peer communication between different nodes.
• Creating a personal area network (PAN) using infrared or Bluetooth with devices such as mobile phones, tablets or laptops is an example of a multi-hop network use case.