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WWRF12 Meeting, 4-5 November 2004, Toronto, Canada
The IEEE 802.11 TSF (IBSS)
The TSF is the NS algorithm used in the IEEE 802.11 (IBSS):
The TSF advantages:
•Autonomous
•Distributed
•Simple
The TSF disadvantages:
•Marginally convergent
•Hierarchical
•Not scalable
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