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by crote 662 days ago
More specifically TCP uses exponential backoff. Ethernet will happily keep drowning you in packages at line rate, if I'm not mistaken.
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daymanstep 662 days ago
CSMA/CD does use exponential back off, though I'm not sure if anyone is still using it.
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fach 662 days ago
This is only for half-duplex ethernet communication so no one apart from some archaic systems.
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ryan-c 662 days ago
Like WiFi?
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edward28 662 days ago
CSMA/CA but close.
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pantalaimon 662 days ago
There is also 10Base-T1 which is a rather recent addition.
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KennyBlanken 662 days ago
> Ethernet will happily keep drowning you in packages at line rate, if I'm not mistaken.

It's a physical layer, so yeah, of course it will.

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