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"data link layer" is an OSI term (L2), "link layer" is an IETF term
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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 |access-date=2012-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306051958/http://www.eunice-forum.org/eunice99/027.pdf# |archive-date=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="eunice">{{cite arXiv|title=Comparative study of hidden node problem and solution using different techniques and protocols, Journal of Computing |date=2010 |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]].
[[Image:csma ca.svg|thumb|right|340px|Simplified algorithm of CSMA/CA]]