1) Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET) is an autonomous collection of mobile devices such as laptops, smart phone etc. that communicate with each other over wireless link and cooperate in a distributed manner to provide necessary network functionality in the absence of a fixed infrastructure.

2) This type of network operating as a standalone network or multiple point of attachment to the cellular networks paves the way for numerous new and exciting applications

3) MANET can be categorized into first, second and third generation.

4) It has evolved to be a robust, reliable, operational experimental network.

5) MANET allows users to access and exchange information regardless of their geographic position or proximity to infrastructure

6) All modes in MANET are mobile and their connections are dynamic

7) It offers an advantageous decentralized character to the network