Contention-based protocol: Difference between revisions

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:''A protocol that allows multiple users to share the same spectrum by defining the events that must occur when two or more transmitters attempt to simultaneously access the same channel and establishing rules by which a transmitter provides reasonable opportunities for other transmitters to operate. Such a protocol may consist of procedures for initiating new transmissions, procedures for determining the state of the channel (available or unavailable), and procedures for managing retransmissions in the event of a busy channel.''

This definition was addadded as part of the Rules for Wireless Broadband Services in the

3650-3700 MHz Band.<ref>{{cite paper

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