Securing Ad Hoc Networks 1 IntroductionAd hoc networks are a new paradigm of wireless communication for mobile hosts (which we call nodes). In an ad hoc network, there is no fixed infrastructure such as base stations or mobile switching centers. Mobile nodes that are within each other's radio range communicate directly via wireless links, while those that are far apart rely on other nodes to relay messages as routers....... Similar Editorial : Securing Your Computer System by Shirley Margriet. | Source : Advanced Mineral Technologies