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The panel discussion addressed the topic
On the Unsuitability of IEEE 802.11 and
Bluetooth for Mobile Ad Hoc Networking.
This "open" format panel
provided attendees a chance to volunteer to present their
view for and against any aspect of this position.
The result was a lively discussion that was
controversial, informative, and entertaining!
The idea behind the panel was that
many papers have been published at MobiHoc and elsewhere
about using IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth in multihop
mobile ad hoc networking,
but also,
many papers have been published at MobiHoc and elsewhere
pointing out a number of problems in IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth
for use in multihop mobile ad hoc networking.
Neither of these technologies were originally designed for
multihop mobile use,
but both are being used and being extended for it.
IEEE 802.11 is now very widely available and deployed,
and Bluetooth is being deployed rapidly.
Are either IEEE 802.11 and/or Bluetooth
suitable for multihop mobile ad hoc networking?
If not, why not?
If so, why do people keep complaining about them?
If not, what else should we be using?
And if we don.t know, is criticism of
IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth unjustified?
The panel was organized by David B. Johnson (Rice University).
The following speakers presented at the panel session at the conference:
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