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 | | Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) is a probabilistic Media Access Control (MAC) protocol in which a node verifies the absence of other traffic before transmitting on a shared physical medium, such as an electrical bus, or a band of electromagnetic spectrum. |
 | | In Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection (CSMA/CD), sending nodes are able to detect when a collision occurs and stop transmitting immediately, backing off for a random amount of time before trying again. |
 | | In Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Bitwise Arbitration (CSMA/BA), all of the nodes on the bus are assigned an identification number or priority code. |
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