Suspendable CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 system to reduce packet discard caused by backoff failure
Abstract:
A computer-executed method is provided for IEEE 802.15.4 devices based on a suspendable carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) control program and standard CSMA/CA control program for an IEEE 802.15.4 network composing of IEEE 802.15.4 devices. The computer-executed method is provided on an IEEE 802.15.4 device, and causes a processor of the IEEE 802.15.4 device to perform steps that include determining the permission of backoff suspension and the intention of IEEE 802.15.4 device to perform backoff suspension, selecting the suspendable CSMA/CA control program if the backoff suspension is permitted and IEEE 802.15.4 device intends to perform backoff suspension. The suspendable CSMA/CA control program is configured to perform active CCA within each unit backoff period and suspend backoff if channel is detected to be busy, performing a CCA when backoff completes, transmitting frame when the detected channel status is an idle state or incrementing a number of backoff (NB) when the detected channel status is an busy state, determining if a NB exceeds the macMaxCSMABackoffs, incrementing a number of retransmissions (NR) when a NB exceeds the macMaxCSMABackoffs, and discarding frame when a NR exceeds macMaxFrameRetries.
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