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A network for sensing, communicating and controlling where a plurality of cells communicate with one another through packets. When a cell receives a packet, it determines the baud rate of the received packet and stores this rate. In replying to the packet a cell uses a backoff algorithm to determine

A network for sensing, communicating and controlling where a plurality of cells communicate with one another through packets. When a cell receives a packet, it determines the baud rate of the received packet and stores this rate. In replying to the packet a cell uses a backoff algorithm to determine how many slots it must wait before replying. The duration of these slots is determined based upon the stored baud rate.

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In a network for sensing, communicating and controlling where a plurality of cells communicate with one another through packets, an improvement comprising the steps of: each cell determining the baud rate of a received packet; each cell storing said baud rate within said cell; any of said cells repl

In a network for sensing, communicating and controlling where a plurality of cells communicate with one another through packets, an improvement comprising the steps of: each cell determining the baud rate of a received packet; each cell storing said baud rate within said cell; any of said cells replying to said packet, using said stored baud rate in computing durations of slots, and using a backoff algorithm to determine how many of said slots to wait before replying.