Lecture 1(c):Networking Basics

CSMA/CD: n Carrier Sense/Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) When a protocol that uses CSMA/CD has data to transmit, it first senses if a signal is already on the wire (a carrier ), indicating that someone is transmitting currently. That’s the “ Carrier Sense ” part. n If no one else is transmitting, it attempts a transmission and then listens to hear if someone else tried to transmit at the same time. n If someone else transmits at the exact same time, a collision occurs. n Jamming Signal is send to all Stations. Both senders “back off” and don’t transmit until some random period of time has passed. Then they both retry. That’s the “ Collision Detection ” part. n The final part (“ Multiple Access ”) just means that more than one station can be on the network at the same time. n CSMA/CD is the access method used in Ethernet and wireless Ethernet networks. Collision domain and Broadcast Domain: Collision Domain: A collision domain is a logical area...