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MANET Characteristics II<br />
<strong>Wireless</strong> medium is broadcast medium<br />
Hidden and exposed nodes<br />
Limited battery capacities of mobile devices<br />
Amplified by signaling traffic, e.g., due to routing protocol messages<br />
Limited bandwidth<br />
Amplified by signaling traffic, e.g., due to routing protocol messages and by<br />
MAC protocol (collisions, hidden nodes, …)<br />
Time synchronisation of devices is difficult<br />
Energy saving becomes more difficult, e.g., periodic sleeping<br />
Security methods are more difficult to apply<br />
Interception of wireless channel<br />
Every device must be able to forward packets to other devices