IEEE 802.11 based multihop network exhibits channel capture in which the connection with strong SNR (above the defined capture threshold value) can capture the channel.
MAC layer throughput influences the network layer throughput.
Packet dropping in the MAC layer causes the routing discovery in the network layer.
The capacity of the multihop network is limited by the hidden nodes and the carrier sensing.
Saturated traffic in the multihop network severely degrades the performance of the network.