# How To Leap For Ad-Hoc Networks

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/how-to-leap-for-ad-hoc-networks/169830>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** networking, tips-tricks\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-leap-for-ad-hoc-networks/169830 "2021-01-14T11:26:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheStrength](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thestrength/32/46753_2.png) [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-leap-for-ad-hoc-networks/169830/1 "2021-01-14T11:26:08Z")

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**Abstract**

This document is intended to provide an overview of the effort to enable the Lightweight  
Extensible Agent Platform (LEAP) to operate in ad-hoc networks. I discuss the motivations  
behind this project, the usage scenarios and finally the required modifications to LEAP. With  
this document I wish to inform the members of the LEAP, JADE, and FIPA communities  
about my research plans and solicit any feedback they may wish to offer.

**Approach**

The approach taken by this project is to integrate existing peer-to-peer (P2P), service  
discovery and ad-hoc networking technologies into the LEAP platform to provide a robust  
infrastructure for deploying agents within an ad-hoc network.  
Ad-hoc networks are the subject of current research into future generation networks but like  
most new technologies the term is often misused and misunderstood.

**Requirements**

• Removal of AMS, DF and Main container as mandatory requirements for hosting agents  
• Discovery of fragments  
• Dynamic formation of fragments into compounds and associated strategies  
• Dynamic creation of directory services within fragments and associated strategies  
• Leased directory entries to ensure consistency over time  
• Active updates to the directory services as agents join and leave the network  
• Directory subscription mechanism to enable fragments to receive notifications  
• JADE API compatibility from the agent developers viewpoint

Download PDF: [LEAP for Ad-hoc Networks.pdf](https://onehack.st/uploads/short-url/do0wgB3MwSxsO0cOezDSTcEIm5w.pdf) (286.3 KB)

**Happy learning!**