WCNC 2005, New Orleans, LA, USA
Node 1 wins the contention at a TBTT
and keeps sending beacons until another node(s) contends to challenge it
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2
3
4
5
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2
3
4
5
Node 5 wins the contention
after x TBTTs
and becomes the Rotating
Master Node
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2
3
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5
Node 3 wins the contention
after another y TBTTs
and becomes the RM node
The important fact is that
the nodes defer their beacon transmission
for some TBTTs reducing the
beacon contention between the nodes