Real-Time Communication
Real-Time Communication
Real-Time Communication
• The MAC layer protocol tries to ensure that at any instant of time,
only the highest priority message is being served.
• A global protocol:
• Cannot instantaneously determine the highest priority message
Calendar- Based Protocol
• A calendar is maintained:
• Calendar-based protocol:
• Efficient for periodic messages.
• If some other higher priority node has registered, it frees the token.