What is the difference between TDMA and Contention-based architecture?
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) provides a specific communication time slot for each device on the network, ensuring devices do not conflict with each other. A contention-based architecture allows all devices on a network access to the communications channel at once, leading to transmission/data collisions. Read this one-page definition of TDMA and Contention radio network architecture for a basic understanding of the two architectures.
