The terse and incomplete answer: Contention is a competition for a resource. In networks its where two or more nodes attempt to transmit a message on the same wire (or the same radio frequency) at the same time.
Backoff is the strategy used to allow one node to use the resource while the others wait. On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 13:11, Philip Levis wrote: > On Jan 18, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Victor Emanuel wrote: > > > > I have i doubt in the next text of that paper: "For example, instead > > of modeling latency,by modeling the network itself TOSSIM simulates > > contention and backoff, which are causes of latency.". > > Um, they're common terms in describing network behavior. Instead of > giving a terse and incomplete answer, I'd recommend that you take a > look at an introductory networking textbook. Chances are that the paper > will make a lot more sense after you do so. > > Phil > > ------- > > "We shall not cease from exploration > And the end of all our exploring > Will be to arrive where we started > And know the place for the first time." > > - T. S. Eliot, 'Little Gidding' > > _______________________________________________ > Tinyos-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.Millennium.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-users _______________________________________________ Tinyos-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.Millennium.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-users
