Applications of Wireless/ Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANET)

Collaborative Work: Collaborative computing might be important outside office environments which not only support users at far distances but it connects user on one application in real time.

Crisis-management Applications: Ad hoc network can be very productive in natural disasters like Tsunamis, Hurricanes when entire communications infrastructure is destroyed and nobody can communicate if they are farther from each other that there voice is lost due to distance. In such situations, ad hoc network could be established in hours which otherwise needs days/weeks.

Personal Area Networking: Personal area network is the network established between the personal electronic gadgets owned by a single person. Personal gadgets can also be connected in Ad hoc fashion. These gadgets many include cell phone, PDAs, laptop computers, pulse watch, belt, headsets etc. One of the best examples could be Bluetooth.

Medical and Healthcare Applications: A patient at remote end can be treated by earlier transmission health related data of the patient like his current diagnosis. Remote consultation can be initiated in case of no network with the help of ad hoc network.

Military application: In situation like war, ad hoc network can be established and maintained among soldiers and their headquarters.

Vehicles: Ad hoc network can be established between the close by vehicles to avoid accidence or share other useful data of mutual interest among the cars nearby. This ad hoc network can also transmit news, road condition or even the cars running nearby can share the music or movie between them. In addition, in case of any accident the information about initial condition of persons and vehicles can be transmitted to hospitals for preparation for the emergency.

In addition to that mobile ad hoc network can be used as a mobile office, to establish local area network in Moen Jo Daro like area where installing a permanent infrastructure is not allowed. It can also support multi-user games. It can help a tourist in guiding him through tourist places and can be sent to him location dependent news.