Part 4 Medium Access Control

10/23/98


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Table of Contents

Part 4 Medium Access Control

4.1 Data Link Layer - Medium Access Control

MAC Protocols - Two Basic Approaches

Broadcast Networks

Random Access Protocols - Variations

Sheduling Protocols - Variations

Token Ring - Collision Free

MAC Protocol Assumptions

1-Persistent CSMA

Non-Persistent CSMA

p - Persistent CSMA

Given n Stations Choose a Value for p

CSMA / CD (Collision Detection)

CSMA / CD

Contention Period

Length of Contention Period = 2_

CSMA/ CD and Collisions

Backoff Algorithms

Ethernet (CSMA/ CD)

Length Restrictions contíd

Ethernet Physical Characteristics Continued

CSMA / CD Frame Structure (IEEE 802.3)

Address Fields IEEE 802.3

Ethernet: Control Procedures

Packet Size Issues - minimum packet size?

Packet Size Issues

Effective Throughput of Ethernet

Ethernet Disadvantages

Ethernet Advantages

Gigabit Ethernet

Author: Brian Unger

Email: unger@cpsc.ucalgary.ca

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