Re: [ns] DeferTimer and BackoffTimerr

2006-02-27 Thread ozgur ekici
Hi, In the DCF media access, the node must sense the wireless channel to be idle for a DIFS period before it can attempt to transmit. If the medium is determined to be busy (either NAV or physical carrier sense) the terminal waits until the end of the current transmission before initiating a back

[ns] DeferTimer and BackoffTimerr

2006-02-27 Thread Mohamed Youssef
Hello, I am trying to modify the code of the MAC layer in ns-2. I am getting confused about the difference between “DeferTimer” and “BackoffTimer”. I have the impression that ns-2 is backing off twice before sending a packet. Anyone can help?? Mohamed Youssef Université de Sher