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<title abbrev='MANET Performance Issues'>Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET): Routing Protocol Performance Issues and Evaluation Considerations</title>
<author initials='M.S.' surname='Corson' fullname='M. Scott Corson'>
<organization>Institute for Systems Research</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>University of Maryland</street>
<street>College Park</street>
<street>MD 20742</street></postal>
<phone>(301) 405-6630</phone>
<email>corson@isr.umd.edu</email></address></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Macker' fullname='Joseph Macker'>
<organization>Information Technology Division</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>Naval Research Laboratory</street>
<street>Washington</street>
<street>DC 20375</street></postal>
<phone>(202) 767-2001</phone>
<email>macker@itd.nrl.navy.mil</email></address></author>
<date month='January' year='1999' />
<area>Routing</area>
<keyword>mobile IP</keyword>
<keyword>Mobile Ad hoc Networks</keyword>
<abstract>
<t>
   This memo first describes the characteristics of Mobile Ad hoc
   Networks (MANETs), and their idiosyncrasies with respect to
   traditional, hardwired packet networks.  It then discusses the effect
   these differences have on the design and evaluation of network
   control protocols with an emphasis on routing performance evaluation
   considerations.
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