... store the packet.Therefore, data packets are piggybacked to update bufferstate. When a sensor x sends out a data packet, it piggybacksits residual-buffer size in the frame header. If a neighbor ... Gardner, V. K. Varadan, and O. O. Awadelkarim,Microsensors, MEMS and Smart Devices,JohnWiley&Sons,New York, NY, USA, 2001.[20] J. L. Hill and D. E. Culler, “Mica: a wireless platform for ... schedule and data intervals.4.3.2. Data intervalEach node maintains slot intervals equal to their selected slotlength during their data interval. At the expiry of each slotinterval, a node...