[uh-loh-uh, ah-loh-hah] 
| 3. | friendly; hospitable; welcoming: The aloha spirit prevails throughout the islands. |
| a·lo·ha (ə-lō'ə, -hə, ä-lō'hä') interj. Chiefly Hawaii Used as a traditional greeting or farewell. [Hawaiian.] |
Aloha networking
(From the Hawaiian greeting) A system of contention resolution devised at The University of Hawaii. Packets are broadcast when ready, the sender listens to see if they collide and if so re-transmits after a random time. Slotted Aloha constrains packets to start at the beginning of a time slot. Basic Aloha is appropriate to long propagation time nets (e.g. satellite). For shorter propagation times, carrier sense protocols are possible.
(1995-12-10)
