Hi,
   What about the other features of the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC such as
Beaconed-Enabled mode, mechansims for starting and maintaining a PAN etc.?
If these are implemented by the CC2420 stack, are these features
accessible through the GenericComm component ?

Thanks,
-Ram

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Joe Polastre wrote:

> The GTS feature of the 802.15.4 stack is particularly poorly suited to
> sensor networks.  We have chosen not to implement it.  Our decision is not
> unique--Zigbee does not use GTS and does not require 802.15.4 stacks to have
> GTS functionality.  802.15.4b will most likely make GTS "optional"
>
> And just btw, the CC2420 stack is a generic stack that will work on any
> platform, not just the MicaZ.
>
> -Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramkumar
> Rengaswamy
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Tinyos-users] MicaZ Stack
>
> Hi,
>    Is the current implementation of the MicaZ radio stack IEEE 802.15.4
> standard compliant ? Specifically, does the MAC provide the GTS feature of
> the standard ?
>
> -Ram
>
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