Designing a practical wireless network

The key to this is to choose a technology where all nodes at the physical connection layer have equal functionality, so are capable of acting as 'slaves' or 'masters' within a network and can swap roles at any time. In other words, the nodes should be able to perform as transmitt...

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Published in:Electronics Weekly 2007-12 (2315), p.18
Main Author: Macdonald, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Design
Economists
Energy consumption
Receivers & amplifiers
Reliability
Sensors
Silicon
Wireless networks
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Summary:The key to this is to choose a technology where all nodes at the physical connection layer have equal functionality, so are capable of acting as 'slaves' or 'masters' within a network and can swap roles at any time. In other words, the nodes should be able to perform as transmitters, receivers or transceivers in order to route traffic to other nodes.
ISSN:0013-5224