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Multi-hop Cellular Network ( M O is an arehitechup recently proposed by Lin and EISU for wireless eommunicatiolzr MCNs mbine the bene6ts of having a ked intrestrufture of base stations and the flexibility of ad-hoc nelworks. They are capable of achieving much higher hop Cellular Networks (SCNs). This work wncentrates on MCNs and SCNs using the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN% We provide a general overview of the architecture and the issues involved in the design of MCNs, in particular the challenges to be met in the design of a muting protocol. We extend the work of Lin and fIsu to enhance the throughput of such networks further. We propose a routing protocol for use in such networks We wnduct extensive experimental studies on the performance of MCNs and SCNs under d o u s load conditions (both TCP and UDR. These studies dearly indicate that MCNs With the propa6ed rouolng protowl are a viable alternative for SCNs, in fact they provide mu& bigber throughput.