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Ad hoc wireless distribution service
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<p>Ad hoc Wireless Distribution Service (AWDS) is a <a href="/facts/Layer_2/K9yPufbt">layer 2</a> routing protocol to connect <a href="/facts/Mobile_ad_hoc_network/Gwb3FlAD">mobile ad hoc networks</a>, sometimes called <a href="/facts/Wireless_mesh_network/mGvuc3tM">wireless mesh networks</a>. It is based on a <a href="/facts/Link-state_routing_protocol/kFHQ5FkA">link-state routing protocol</a>, similar to <a href="/facts/Optimized_Link_State_Routing_Protocol/G5M3pvQK">OLSR</a>. </p>