Author(s)

Mohit Jain, Satish Chand

Division of Computer Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

One of the fundamental properties of an ad hoc network is its connectivity. Maintaining connectivity in wireless networks is extremely difficult due to dynamic changing topology of MANETs. There are several techniques to understand the connectivity level for a given network topology. In this paper, we examine the existing methods and discuss the issues and challenges that are still insurmountable in order to enhance the connectivity properties of wireless multi hop networks.

Ad Hoc Networks, Connectivity, Topology Control, Critical Transmitting Range, Node Density, Energy Consumpution Routing, Critical Points, k-Connectivity

Jain, M. and Chand, S. (2016) Issues and Challenges in Node Connectivity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: A Holistic Review. Wireless Engineering and Technology, 7, 24-35. doi: 10.4236/wet.2016.71003.