*[7] Impact of beaconing interval on throughput and remaining battery life
In 2002, TRW Tactical Systems Incorporation implemented<ref>{{citation |title="Next-Generation Tactical Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks, TRW Systems Journal, 20012004 (PDF)" |url=https://wwwdrive.researchgategoogle.netcom/publication/228887934_Next-Generation_Tactical_Ad_Hoc_Mobile_Wireless_Networksopen?id=1LJotUZzeYZxHUg1F8YMm2zS5OdNKgguQ}}</ref> an enhancement of the ABR protocol and successfully implemented on ORiNOCO WaveLAN 802.11b over an X windows system running Linux 5.2 Operating System on DELL laptops. The implementation and field test were done in an outdoor setting in [[Carson, California]] over a 6-node ad hoc network. The enhancement made to the protocol include:
