Yes. Collisions can occur. However, as you said usually CSMA/CA is used. 
If you are using CC242-based mote then CSMA/CA protocol works according 
to IEEE 802.15.4 MAC/phy spefication.

Manjunath D

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On Thu, 4 Feb 2010, Kiraneet sharma wrote:

> I also have these questions. Please let me know the correct anwers too.
> But I guess collisions do occur and simple CSMA protocol is followed.
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> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 07:51:57 +0530
> From: MALINI MANOHARAN <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Tinyos-help] Reg base station
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> Hi all,
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>       How does the base station receive the messages from all the sensor
> nodes within its range without collision? Any registers involved in this to
> store the data packets received?
>       May be this question doesnt suit this mailing list. But someone who
> knows the answer can help me with it. Plz help...I am confused with it.
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