Inspec keywords: PD control; wireless sensor networks; cascade control; access protocols; control system synthesis; delays; telecommunication traffic; adaptive control; quality of service; self-adjusting systems

Other keywords: feedback theory; AT controller; wireless link uncertainty; data collection; wireless sensor network; quality-of-service demands; cascade self-tuning media access control architecture; cascade self-tuning control architecture; traffic transmission unpredictability; controller design; active time adaption; QoS-aware MAC; AT adaption; software simulations; CSFD-MAC architecture; separated cascading control loops; QoS demands; CW controller; proportional delay differentiation; data transmission; CW adaption; WSN; contention window adaption; absolute node-to-node delay

Subjects: Control applications in radio and radar; Control system analysis and synthesis methods; Protocols; Protocols; Wireless sensor networks; Distributed parameter control systems; Self-adjusting control systems