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This is particularly useful in applications where for instance the node and the battery in
its entirety will be moulded into for instance a plastic cavity to ensure efficient shielding
from the environment. It could also be used in situations where the network is not
required to be operational in longer periods of time, such that it would be beneficial to
bring the entire network into hibernation mode.
Hibernation is an additional state which the node can be in. The following diagram
illustrates the various states and how they are entered and exited:
Figure 9
A hibernating node, can be brought out of hibernation when another node transmits a
wake-up burst.
3.3.9.1 Wake-Up Burst types
To wake up a hibernating node, a Wake-Up Burst needs to be transmitted. All nodes are
capable of sending Wake-Up Burst. There are 3 kind of Wake-Up Burst which will wake
3 different groups of nodes:
1) All Nodes with a specified Network ID
2) All Nodes with a specified WES ID
3) The Node with the specified UID