Mobile ad-hoc network with intrusion detection features and related methods

[0039]The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0040]For purposes of the foregoing discussion, like numbers refer to like elements throughout. Moreover, referring particularly to FIGS. 1–10, reference numerals differing by decades are used to indicate similar elements in alternate embodiments. For example, the mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) nodes 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, and 101 illustrated in FIGS. 1–10 are all similar elements, and so on. As such, these elements may only be described in detail upon their first occurrence to avoid undue repe