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Ad Hoc


Term
Ad Hoc

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Definition
An Ad Hoc network is a local area network (LAN) that is built spontaneously as devices connect. Instead of relying on a base station to coordinate the flow of messages to each node in the network, the individual network nodes forward packets to and from each other.

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