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MAC layer

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MAC layer
(Media Access Control layer) The protocol that controls access to the physical transmission medium on a LAN. MAC layer functionality is built into the network adapter and includes a unique serial number that identifies each card (see OUI). Common MAC layer standards are the CSMA/CD architecture used in Ethernet and the token passing methods used in Token Ring, FDDI and MAP. The MAC layer is synonymous with the data link layer in the OSI model.
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In particular, MAC layer was of great interest for many researchers because it is considered as an important source of energy wastage such as overhearing, collision, control packet overheads and idle listening [2].
Extending the network lifetime using optimized energy efficient cross ... by Padmavathy, T.V. / Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)
Two or three separate PHY and MAC layers and two or three modems in a single chip does not meet the market requirement for an open standard and will certainly not supply interoperability".
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Specific topics include energy saving dynamic source routing for ad hoc wireless networks, minimizing delay in loss- tolerant MAC layer multicast, and a simulation tool to evaluate radio resource management algorithms for enhanced UMTS.
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