Resumen de The rise of instant wireless networks.

Michelle Effros, Andrea Goldsmith, Muriel Médard

• The article discusses ad-hoc wireless networks, which are networks that do not require a fixed infrastructure and through which information passes from one device to another to form a web of connections. Topics include an overview of the strategies needed to avoid data loss and mitigate interference because of the fluctuating behavior of ad-hoc networks, an example of the importance of communication infrastructure during the relief effort in Haiti, as a result of the 2010 earthquake in which rescue and relief workers relied heavily on satellites phones as a primary method of communication, and the economic benefits of replacing traditional mobile telephone infrastructure with ad-hoc networks in remote areas. INSETS: Using Smart Redundancy to Send Messages;Vary the Volume to Avoid Interference.