In the world of wireless communications, there are two major channel access methods: time division multiple access or TDMA and carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance or CSMA/CA. Let’s go in detail through each one to see the advantages and disadvantages they have. TDMA is mostly used in time critical applications, commonly found in the …
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Adaptive transmit power in wireless indoor air quality monitoring
In the past few years, the general interest in connected home, smart devices and appliances has risen significantly. New concepts like the Internet of Things have inspired new applications and research areas for sensors and gathering data from them. One important application that makes use of these new technologies is monitoring indoor air quality, which …
Channel hopping in wireless process control
Channel hopping is one of the methods used in wireless communication to avoid interference and noise, especially in applications where relying on this for transferring information is critical. Industrial wireless communication is the best example here, where blocking important control signals is critical from the application’s point of view. The usage of wireless communication for …