> Hm. You should ignore it. It occurs because the root node does not > send packets with collection, merely forwards them. Therefore, the > CLIENT_COUNT is zero (there are no sending clients). > > Phil
Phil, Thanks again for the quick reply! I asked the original question because there seems to be a lot of overhead coming from the root node. I have a BaseStation app set up to sniff what is going on close to the Root, and I see packets every second or faster being transmitted. This looks to be the overhead associated with keeping the routing tables updated and a beacon timer?? , etc. I am after a low-power, minimal RF overhead type of application (basically, sensors are reporting in at a minimum of every 5 minutes... however, I can have a large number of sensors installed to 1 root (up to 200 nodes)). Can you suggest whether I should taylor this to fit that type of application? Or is there a different network implementation that I should be attempting to use besides CTP. My nodes are installed all over a building and I have lowered the CC1000 baud in order to bring the range up for the nodes, however, this increases the time per packet. I am after multi-year battery life so this is very important for me to figure out. Best regards, Todd _______________________________________________ Tinyos-help mailing list [email protected] https://mail.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help
