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Gateway Selection in MANET Based Integrated System： A Survey 　　Abstract ：Taking advantage of spontaneous and infrastructure?less behavior， a mobile ad hoc network （MANET） can be integrated with various networks to extend communication for different types of network services. In the integrated system， to provide inter?connection between different networks and provide data aggregation， the design of the gateway is vital. In some integrated networks with multiple gateways， proper gateway selection guarantees desirable QoS and optimization of network resource utilization. However， how to select gateway efficiently is still challenging in the integrated MANET systems with distributed behavior terminals and limited network resources. In this paper， we examine gateway selection problem from different aspects including information discovery behavior， selection criteria and decision?making entity. The benefits and drawbacks for each method are illustrated and compared. Based on the discussion， points of considerations are highlighted for future studies. 　　Keywords：gateway selection; MANET; integrated network; routing algorithms; QoS 　　1 Introduction 　　Cs mobile technology develops， mobile devices have become more powerful with high transmission speed， low power consumption and low cost. Hence， the paradigm of multihop ad hoc networking has become popular. An established mobile ad hoc network （MANET） can cooperate with various network systems to extend communication areas for applications and ensure better user experience. The application domains， e.g. public safety [1]， intelligent transportation system， mesh community and mobile data off?loading [2]， can benefit from such integration. One of the major challenges of the integrated networks is to serve large amount of traffic data from end devices with limited resources. Thus， in order to satisfy the Quality of Service （QoS） of the different applications and devices， proper and efficient mechanisms should be develop