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24 changes: 21 additions & 3 deletions sys/include/net/gnrc/gomach/gomach.h
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/**
* @defgroup net_gnrc_gomach A traffic-adaptive multi-channel MAC
* @defgroup net_gnrc_gomach GoMacH
* @ingroup net_gnrc
* @brief A traffic adaptive MAC protocol that provides high traffic
* adaptability, high energy efficiency and high robustness.
* @brief A traffic-adaptive multi-channel MAC
*
*
* GoMacH is, "a General, nearly Optimal MAC protocol for multi-Hop communications",
* for IEEE 802.15.4 IoT/WSNs networks. It is designed to be a traffic adaptive MAC
* protocol that provides high traffic adaptability, high energy efficiency and high
* robustness.
*
* ## GoMacH's main features
* - doesn't rely on global synchronization.
* - supports for multi-hop and mesh network.
* - adopts a duty-cycle scheme to conserve power.
* - provides high traffic adaptation for handling burst or dynamic traffics.
* It achieves this by dynamically allocating transmission slots to intensive
* senders (that have pending packets), which enables one (or more) sender(s)
* to burst transmit all of its (their) buffered packets (for the same destination) to
* the receiver in one shot (or during a shot notice). The burst slotted-transmissions
* will be ordered by the receiver device in a TDMA period.
* - adopts a multi-channel scheme for avoiding/reducing wireless interference jam.
*
* @{
*
* @file
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