[ns] if a node cannot send RTS correctly, what to do?

[Saikat Ray]

Actually the packet (coming from upper layer) is dropped, not the RTS per se. So no new RTS will be sent out unless another packet is queued for transmission.

----------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Sun, 30 May 2004 11:16:0 
From: "Xinyan Zhang" <123 at sjtu.edu.cn>
To: "ns-users at isi.edu" <ns-users at ISI.EDU>
Cc: 

>
>hi,all
>   if a node fails to send RTS for 7 times (in NS the ShortRetryLimit), and drop the RTS, what will the node do?
>Will the node wait for some time , and send the RTS again ?
>
>   Thank you
>
>&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;Xinyan Zhang
>&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;123 at sjtu.edu.cn
>&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;&#161;2004-05-30
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