Abstract:In contention resolution, multiple processors are trying to coordinate to send discrete messages through a shared channel with sharply limited communication. If two processors inadvertently send at the same time, the messages collide and are not transmitted successfully. An important case is acknowledgement-based contention resolution, in which processors cannot listen to the channel at all; all they know is whether or not their own messages have got through. This situation arises frequently in both networking… Show more
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