Media Access Control - Common Multiple Access Protocols

Common Multiple Access Protocols

Examples of common packet mode multiple access protocols for wired multi-drop networks are:

  • CSMA/CD (used in Ethernet and IEEE 802.3)
  • Token bus (IEEE 802.4)
  • Token ring (IEEE 802.5)
  • Token passing (used in FDDI)

Examples of common multiple access protocols that may be used in packet radio wireless networks are:

  • CSMA/CA (used in IEEE 802.11/WiFi WLANs)
  • Slotted ALOHA
  • Dynamic TDMA
  • Reservation ALOHA (R-ALOHA)
  • Mobile Slotted Aloha (MS-ALOHA)
  • CDMA
  • OFDMA

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