Ad Hoc Networks

Ad Hoc Networks
In most ad hoc networks, the BSS has at least has one access point
whose primary responsibility is to create a link between the wired and
wireless networks. An access point is very much like a base station used
on a cell phone network to provide the most wireless coverage for associated
cells in different locations. When the access point is functioning,
wireless stations do not communicate on a P2P method; instead all communications
between stations and the wired network are sent through
the access point.
Since 802.11 access points are actually “fixed stations,” they create
the network infrastructure. The BSS in this setup is functioning in
“infrastructure mode.”