30 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs)?
Dependent on fixed infrastructure or centralized administration.
What are the major concerns in MANETs?
Scalability and security.
Which of the following is NOT an application of MANETs?
Neighborhood area networks (NANs).
What is one of the challenges in MANETs related to MAC protocol design?
Directional antenna and cognitive radio.
What is one of the requirements for MANET routing protocols?
End-to-end QoS support and multicast/broadcast routing.
What are the characteristics of MANET links?
High bandwidth and variable capacity.
What is one of the applications of MANETs related to impromptu communications?
Meetings/conferences.
Which type of MANET routing protocol does not take initiative for finding routes and establishes routes 'on demand' by flooding a query?
Reactive
In the DRS protocol, what does node A do if it does not currently have a valid route to the destination?
Node A broadcasts a ROUTE_REQUEST packet
What does the DSR protocol use to avoid route reply storms?
Caching route records
Which MANET routing protocol establishes routes in advance based on continuous control traffic?
Proactive
What is the main purpose of the Neighbor/link sensing module in the OLSR protocol?
To maintain awareness of current network topology
What does the Multi-Point Relaying module in the OLSR protocol aim to reduce?
Broadcast packets
Which type of MANET routing protocol combines the advantages of proactive and reactive routing?
Hybrid
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs)?
Proactive routing
What is the purpose of the Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET) working group?
To standardize IP routing protocol functionality
Which routing protocol is an example of on-demand (reactive) routing for MANETs?
Dynamic Source Routing (DSR)
What is included in every data packet in the Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) protocol?
Source-to-destination route
What happens when a source node broadcasts a route request (RREQ) message in the route discovery process?
The RREQ packet is re-broadcasted by all nodes
What triggers a route maintenance process in MANETs?
Link breakage
What is the purpose of route optimization in MANETs?
To reflect a shorter route to the source
Which routing protocol is specifically designed for large scale mobile ad hoc networks with mobile backbones?
Hybrid Routing Protocol for Large Scale Mobile Ad Hoc Networks with Mobile Backbones (HRPLS)
Which routing protocol is designed to optimize the routing of multicast data in ad hoc networks?
Multicast Optimized Link State Routing (MOLSR)
Which routing protocol is known for its use of a linked cluster architecture?
Linked Cluster Architecture (LCA)
Which routing protocol is specifically designed to provide reliable on-demand routing in ad hoc networks?
Reliable Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol
Which routing protocol is known for its use of temporal ordering of routing information?
Temporally Ordered Routing Algorithm (TORA)
Which routing protocol is specifically designed for use in mobile ad hoc networks?
Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP)
Which routing protocol is specifically designed for routing in ad hoc networks with multiple hops?
Ad hoc On-demand Routing Protocol (AORP)
Which routing protocol is specifically designed for routing in ad hoc networks with one hop?
Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP)
Which routing protocol is known for its use of zones and proactive and reactive routing strategies?
Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP)
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