Dynamic Peer-2-Peer Source Routing

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) overlay networks are a class of application-level networks that function in a decentralized manner connecting distributed computing nodes. Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs) are a class of self-configuring wireless networks. P2P and MANETs share the key characteristics of self-organization and decentralization. Both these systems need to solve the same fundamental problem -- how to provide connectivity in a completely decentralized environment without global knowledge. Thus there exist synergy between these two types of networks in terms of the goals and design principles of their routing protocols.