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Span adaptively elects "coordinators" from all nodes in the network. Span coordinators stay awake continuously and perform multi-hop packet routing within the ad hoc network, while other nodes remain in power-saving mode and periodically determine if they should wake up and become a coordinator.

Span adaptively elects "coordinators" from all nodes in the network. Span coordinators stay awake continuously and perform multi-hop packet routing within the ad hoc network, while other nodes remain in power-saving mode and periodically determine if they should wake up and become a coordinator.