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CSMA/CD and CA

Carrier Sense Multiple Access basics.

Darshan N
Updated: 19 March 2026
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CSMA CD Quiz

Test your understanding of CSMA/CD and CA collision handling mechanisms.

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Q1.In CSMA/CD, after a collision is detected, a station must wait for a random backoff time before retransmitting. The backoff time is chosen from the range [0, 2^k - 1] slot times, where k is the attempt number. After the 10th collision attempt, what is the maximum number of slot times a station can wait?