| 802.11 MAC:
RTS/CTS |
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| n | Sending
unicast packets |
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| – | station
can send RTS with reservation parameter after waiting for |
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| DIFS
(reservation determines amount of time the data packet needs |
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medium) |
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| – | acknowledgement
via CTS after SIFS by receiver (if ready to receive) |
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| – | sender
can now send data at once, acknowledgement via ACK |
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| – | other
stations store medium reservations distributed via RTS and CTS |
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