Multi-hop routing

A typical multi-hop wireless sensor network architecture A wireless mesh network architecture allowing otherwise out-of-range nodes 1–4 to still connect to the Internet. A key characteristic is the presence of multiple-hop links and using intermediate nodes to relay packets for others.

Multi-hop routing (or multihop routing) is a type of communication in radio networks in which network coverage area is larger than radio range of single nodes. Therefore, to reach some destination a node can use other nodes as relays.[1]

Since the transceiver is the major source of power consumption in a radio node and long distance transmission requires high power, in some cases multi-hop routing can be more energy efficient than single-hop routing.[2]

Typical applications of multi-hop routing:

* Wireless sensor networks
* Wireless mesh networks
* Mobile ad hoc networks
* Smart phone ad hoc networks
* Mobile networks with stationary multi-hop relays

## References

1. ↑ Pešović, Uroš M.; Mohorko, Jože J.; Benkič, Karl; Čučej, Žarko F. (23–25 November 2010). "Single-hop vs. Multi-hop – Energy efficiency analysis in wireless sensor networks". Srbija, Beograd: Telekomunikacioni forum TELFOR 2010. pp. 471–474. http://2010.telfor.rs/files/radovi/TELFOR2010_03_42.pdf. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. ↑ Fedor, Szymon; Collier, Martin (2007). "On the problem of energy efficiency of multi-hop vs one-hop routing in Wireless Sensor Networks". 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (AINAW'07). https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11309673.pdf.

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