ABSTRACT
In ad hoc and sensor networks, the hardware for the network nodes is designed to be compact and lightweight to enable versatility as well as easy mobility. Ÿe transceivers of the nodes are thus constrained to run on limited power batteries. In order to conserve energy, nodes restrict their transmission power, allowing direct communication only with those nodes that are within their geographical proximity. To communicate with distant nodes in the network, a node relies on multi-hop communication, whereby the source’s data packets get forwarded along communication links between multiple pairs of nodes forming the route from the source to the destination.
