[Tinyos-help] implemented channel access methods

Miklos Maroti mmaroti at math.u-szeged.hu
Thu Apr 2 16:54:45 PDT 2009


Hi,

2009/4/2 João Paulo Amaro da Costa Luz Carneiro <jcarneiro at netcabo.pt>:
> Thanks again Miklos,
>
> I though that TDMA was the most common.
> If slotted mac is a CA algorithm for the B-MAC it means it is still CSMA/CA,
> correct?

Yes.

> So what TDMAs are there in tinyos and available for what platforms?

No idea. I think there is no official TDMA based ActiveMessageC for tinyos 2.x.

> Is BMAC more efficient than a TDMA option?
> Sorry for all these questions and thanks in advance.

It is just simpler and more robust, but may not be more efficient.

Miklos



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