Computer Networking › Section F · The link layer and LANs › Topic F.3
Multiple access links and protocols
When many nodes share one channel, two transmissions at once ruin each other. A multiple access protocol is the set of rules that decides who may speak, trading fairness, efficiency and simplicity.
In this topic
- The shared-channel problem
- Channel partitioning
- Slotted ALOHA
- Worked example: slotted ALOHA
- Pure ALOHA
- Carrier sensing and CSMA/CD
- Binary exponential backoff
- Worked example: backoff in numbers
- Taking turns
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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