Ad Hoc Wireless Networking
In a wireless ad hoc topology, devices communicate directly between themselves without using an access point. This peer-to-peer network design is commonly used to connect a small number of computers or wireless devices. As an example, an ad hoc wireless network may be set up temporarily between laptops in a boardroom or to connect to systems in a home instead of a wired solution. The ad-hoc wireless design provides a quick method to share files and resources between a small number of systems. Figure 7 compares the ad hoc and infrastructure wireless network designs.
Figure 7 Comparing wireless topologies.
