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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, Vanderbilt University
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+ * documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without written agreement is
+ * hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice, the following
+ * two paragraphs and the author appear in all copies of this software.
+ *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE VANDERBILT
+ * UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES,
+ * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS
+ * ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HAS NO OBLIGATION TO
+ * PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+ *
+ * Author: Miklos Maroti
+ */
+
+interface SlottedCollisionConfig
+{
+ /**
+ * This command should return the approximate transmit delay between
+ * setting an alarm, waiting for the fire event, calling send and
+ * obtaining the timestamp for the transmitted message.
+ */
+ async command uint16_t getInitialDelay();
+
+ /**
+ * Must return a binary exponent so that the collision avoidance layer
+ * can assign slots in the range of [0, 1 << exponent) of size collision
+ * window.
+ */
+ async command uint8_t getScheduleExponent();
+
+ /**
+ * This command must return the time when the message was transmitted.
+ */
+ async command uint16_t getTransmitTime(message_t* msg);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the start of the collision window for this received message,
+ * so transmit times in this range would be considered possible collisions.
+ */
+ async command uint16_t getCollisionWindowStart(message_t* msg);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the size of the collision window for this received message.
+ */
+ async command uint16_t getCollisionWindowLength(message_t* msg);
+
+ /**
+ * This event should be called periodically to indicate the passing of
+ * time (maybe we should use a timer)
+ */
+ tasklet_async event void timerTick();
+}