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{{Short description|Computer network multiple access method}}

''' Carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance''' ('''CSMA/CA''') in [[computer network]]ing, is a network [[multiple access method]] in which [[Carrier signal|carrier]] sensing is used, but [[Node (networking)|node]]s attempt to avoid collisions by beginning transmission only after the channel is sensed to be "idle".<ref name="federalstandard">{{cite web|url=http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/fs-1037c.htm |title=Federal Standard 1037C |publisher=Its.bldrdoc.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref><ref name="atis">{{cite web |url=http://www.atis.org/tg2k/ |title=American National Standard T1.523-2001, Telecom Glossary 2000 |publisher=Atis.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302071329/http://www.atis.org/tg2k/ |archivedate=2008-03-02 |df= }}</ref> When they do transmit, nodes transmit their packet data in its entirety.

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''' Carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance''' ('''CSMA/CA''') in [[computer network]]ing, is a network[[link layer]] [[multiple access method]] in which [[Carrier signal|carrier]] sensing is used,. butUnder CSMA/CA, [[Node (networking)|node]]s attempt to avoid collisions by beginning transmission only after the channel is sensed to behave "idle"no traffic.<ref name="federalstandard">{{cite web|url=http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/fs-1037c.htm |title=Federal Standard 1037C |publisher=Its.bldrdoc.gov |access-date= |accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref><ref name="atis">{{cite web |url=http://www.atis.org/tg2k/ |title=American National Standard T1.523-2001, Telecom Glossary 2000 |publisher=Atis.org |access-date= |accessdate=2012-09-09 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302071329/http://www.atis.org/tg2k/ |archivedatearchive-date=2008-03-02 |df= }}</ref> When they do transmit, nodes transmit their packet dataframes in itstheir entirety.

ItThis technique is particularlyprimarily importantused forin wireless networks, where the alternative with collision detection of the alternative [[Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection|CSMA/CD]] is not possible due to wireless transmitters desensingde-sensing (turning off) their receivers during packet transmission.

CSMA/CA is unreliable due to the [[hidden node problem]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eunice-forum.org/eunice99/027.pdf |title=Study of different CSMA/CA IEEE 802.11-based implementations, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |format=PDF |access-date= |accessdate=2012-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306051958/http://www.eunice-forum.org/eunice99/027.pdf# |archive-date=2012-03-06 |deadurl-url=yes |dfstatus=dead }}</ref><ref name="eunice">{{cite web|url=https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1003/1003.4070.pdf arXiv|title=Comparative study of hidden node problem and solution using different techniques and protocols, Journal of Computing |format=PDF |date=2010 |accessdate=2016-01-05|author1=Viral V. Kapadia |author2=Sudarshan N. Patel |author3=Rutvij H. Jhaveri |class=cs.NI |eprint=1003.4070 }}</ref>

CSMA/CA is a protocol that operates in the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the [[OSI model]].

[[Image:csma ca.svg|thumb|right|340px|Simplified algorithm of CSMA/CA]]

==Details==

Collision avoidance is used to improve the performance of the [[Carrier carrier-sense multiple access|CSMA]] method by attempting to divide the channel somewhat equally among all transmitting nodes within the collision ___domain.

# '''Carrier Sense''': prior to transmitting, a node first listens to the shared medium (such as listening for wireless signals in a wireless network) to determine whether another node is transmitting or not. Note that the [[hidden node problem]] means another node may be transmitting which goes undetected at this stage.

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::* '''Transmission''': if the medium was identified as being clear ''or'' the node received a CTS to explicitly indicate it can send, it sends the frame in its entirety. Unlike [[CSMA/CD]], it is very challenging for a wireless node to listen at the same time as it transmits (its transmission will dwarf any attempt to listen). Continuing the wireless example, the node awaits receipt of an acknowledgement packet from the Access Point to indicate the packet was received and checksummed correctly. If such acknowledgement does not arrive in a timely manner, it assumes the packet collided with some other transmission, causing the node to enter a period of [[binary exponential backoff]] prior to attempting to re-transmit.

Although CSMA/CA has been used in a variety of wired communication systems, it is particularly beneficial in a [[wireless LAN]] due to a common problem of multiple stations being able to see the Access Point, but not each other. This is due to differences in transmit power, and receive sensitivity, as well as distance, and ___location with respect to the AP.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Effective is the IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS Handshake in Ad Hoc Networks?|url=http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/park/cs536-wireless-3.pdf|publisher=UCLA|accessdateaccess-date=28 September 2012|author1=Kaixin Xu |author2=Mario Gerla |author3=Sang Bae }}</ref> This will cause a station to not be able to 'hear' another station's broadcast. This is the so-called '[[hidden node]]', or 'hidden station' problem. Devices utilizing [[802.11]] based standards can enjoy the benefits of collision avoidance (RTS / CTS handshake, also [[Point coordination function]]), although they do not do so by default. By default they use a Carrier sensing mechanism called ''exponential backoff',' (or ([[Distributed coordination function]]), that relies upon a station attempting to 'listen' for another station's broadcast before sending. CA, or PCF relies upon the AP (or the 'receiver' for Ad hoc networks) granting a station the exclusive right to transmit for a given period of time after requesting it (Request to Send / Clear to Send).<ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Kihong|title=Wireless Lecture Notes|url=http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/park/cs536-wireless-3.pdf|publisher=Purdue|accessdateaccess-date=28 September 2012}}</ref>

CSMA-CA requires a determination of whether a channel is 'idle', even when incompatible standards and overlapping transmission frequencies are used. Per the standards, for 802.11/Wi-Fi transmitters on the same channel, transmitters must take turns to transmit if they can detect each other even 3&nbsp;dB above the [[noise floor]] (the thermal noise floor is around -101 dBm for 20&nbsp;MHz channels).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless-infrastructure/channel-bonding-wifi-and-radio-frequency-physics|title=Channel Bonding in WiFi and Radio Frequency Physics &#124; Network Computing}}</ref> On the other hand, transmitters will ignore transmitters with incompatible standards or on overlapping channels if the received signal strength from them is below a threshold P_th which, for non [[Wi-Fi 6]] systems, is between -76 and -80 dBm.<ref name="vilegas">Effect of adjacent-channel interference in IEEE 802.11 WLANs - Eduard Garcia Villegas; Elena Lopez-Aguilera; Rafael Vidal; Josep Paradells (2007)</ref>

==IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS Exchange==

CSMA/CA can optionally be supplemented by the exchange of a '''Request to Send''' (RTS) packet sent by the sender S, and a '''Clear to Send''' (CTS) packet sent by the intended receiver R. Thus alerting all nodes within range of the sender, receiver or both, to not transmit for the duration of the main transmission. This is known as the [[IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS]] exchange. Implementation of RTS/CTS helps to partially solve the [[hidden node problem]] that is often found in wireless networking.<ref name="rtscts">Comer, Douglas. (2009). Computer Networks and Internets. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. {{ISBN|0-13-504583-5}}.</ref><ref name="MIT">{{cite web|url=http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-36-communication-systems-engineering-spring-2009/lecture-notes/MIT16_36s09_lec21_22.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613084531/http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-36-communication-systems-engineering-spring-2009/lecture-notes/MIT16_36s09_lec21_22.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-13 |url-status=live |title=MIT Lecture - Communication Systems Engineering. Dr. Eytan Modiano |format=PDF |access-date= |accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref>

==Performance==

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* NCR [[WaveLAN]] – an early proprietary wireless network protocol

* [[HomePNA]]

* The [[ITU-T]] [[G.hn]] standard, which provides a way to create a high-speed (up to 1 Gigabit/s) [[local area network]] using existing home wiring ([[Power line communication|power lines]], phone lines and [[ethernetEthernet over coax|coaxial cables]]), uses CSMA/CA as a [[channel access method]] for flows that don'tdo not require guaranteed [[quality of service]], specifically the [[CSMA/CARP]] variant.

* Bus networks

* The [[ITU-T]] [[G.hn]] standard, which provides a way to create a high-speed (up to 1 Gigabit/s) [[local area network]] using existing home wiring ([[Power line communication|power lines]], phone lines and [[ethernet over coax|coaxial cables]]), uses CSMA/CA as a [[channel access method]] for flows that don't require guaranteed [[quality of service]], specifically the [[CSMA/CARP]] variant.

==See also==

* [[Carrier -sense multiple access]]

* [[Carrier -sense multiple access with collision detection]]

* [[CSMA/CARP]]

* [[IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS]]

* [[Network allocation vector]]

* [[Truncated binary exponential backoff]]

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://media.pearsoncmg.com/aw/aw_kurose_network_2/applets/csma-ca/withhidden.html CSMA/CA RTS/CTS Simulation]

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