The application environments and connecting with the Internet require that wireless ad hoc networks should support Quality-of-Service (QoS). QoS routing is the key to support QoS in wireless ad hoc networks.

• 无线ad hoc网络的应用环境以及与Internet的互连要求它必须提供一定的服务质量(QoS)保证,而QoS路由协议是无线ad hoc网络支持QoS的一个关键理论和技术,也是目前的一个研究热点。