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medium-access
- Nov 7, 2024 The Hidden Terminal Problem and Why 802.11 Reserves the Medium Why listening before transmitting fails on radio, how RTS/CTS and the duration field build a virtual carrier sense, and what the reservation costs per frame. networking
- Jun 24, 2022 DCF Backoff and the Contention Window Growth Rule How a station decides when to transmit after the medium goes idle, why the backoff is counted in slots rather than microseconds, and how the window doubles after loss. networking