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Lecture #14: Local Area Networks ALOHA Ethernet Token Ring ...

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access<br />

Protocols<br />

�� With slotted <strong>ALOHA</strong> the best channel<br />

utilization that can be achieved is 1/e. 1/e.<br />

Stations<br />

transmitting at will, without paying attention to<br />

what the other stations are doing => many<br />

collisions. collisions<br />

�� In LAN, LAN,<br />

however, it is possible for stations to<br />

detect what other stations are doing, and adapt<br />

their behavior accordingly => much better<br />

utilization than 1/e.<br />

1/e<br />

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