page_title: Multi-hop routing
hierarchical_section_title: Multi-hop routing
caption_attribution_description: OLPC: XO internet access
context_page_description: Multi-hop 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.
  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.
  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
context_section_description: 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.
  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.
  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
caption: A wireless mesh network architecture allowing otherwise out-of-range nodes 1–4 to still connect to the Internet. A key characteristic is the present of multiple-hop links and using intermediate nodes to relay packets for others.
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