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Problem definition and context
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Problem: Achieve the synchronization of a set of
geographically
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clocks located in every node of a wireless Ad Hoc network
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(single-hop or
multi-hop) in a distributed manner.
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NTS has been
used to enable and enhance the performance of MAC,
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and management
protocols for Wireless Networks; NTS can be viewed
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as a QoS
enabler functionality or a basis for providing QoS to real-time
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applications.
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NTS is one of
the key functions that enable the co-ordination of packet
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transmissions
in the mesh network variant of the IEEE 802.16 standard,
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and for power
and channel management in IEEE 802.11.
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