<p>Another  desirable property of ad-hoc networks is that they should require little  or no administrative overhead for their operation. It is desirable that  when a group of Wireless nodes come together, they can negotiate all  the relevant networking parameters automatically without manual  intervention. In IP-enabled ad-hoc networks, the most important  parameter is a node&rsquo;s Internet Protocol (IP) address. This issue of  assigning unique IP addresses to nodes in an ad-hoc network is another  area of substantial research. Traditional wired networks typically use a  centralized solution to the problem in the form of the Dynamic Host  Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Given the lack of a central  administrative body in an ad-hoc network, a distributed approach is  required. It is likely the solution will involve nodes selecting their  IP address at random, and using some means, such as examining Address  Resolution Protocol (ARP) traffic from other nodes, to prevent or  resolve issues where collisions have occurred.</p>