2 Evolution of mobile mesh networks
The growth in multimedia mobile services is being driven by rapid changes in the
capabilities of wireless devices. The increasing computing capabilities of these devices
together with built-in cameras for images and video and recording capabilities are enabling
the latest mobile devices to usher in a rapid transition from what were essentially voice
traffic capabilities to delivering rich multimedia communications. Built-in location
methods such as Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and other advanced features will also
enable location-based information services. These developments are leading to a
fundamentally new user paradigm from a centralized server-based set of user applications
to pervasive distributed information creation and dissemination as evidenced through the
rise of social networking. Such pervasive mobile peer-to-peer services will be a natural fit
over autonomous mobile ad hoc peer-to-peer networks.
An autonomous mobile mesh is distinguished from traditional wireless networks by
its ability to operate in a self-organizing and self-managing way without requiring any preinstalled
fixed network infrastructure.
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