Instability of backoff protocols with arbitrary arrival rates

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 acknowl...

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Main Authors: Goldberg, LA, Lapinskas, J
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 2023