Contention-based MAC protocols with eras
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King-Sun Chan; Lawrence K. Yeung; Wenjian Shao
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Article
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2005
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Contention-based medium access control (MAC) protocol is a key component for the success of wireless data networks. Conventional random access protocols like ALOHA and Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) suffer from packet collision which leads to low throughput. Aimed at improving the throughput p