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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:00:07 -0700
From:      Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
To:        Mark <offworld@richnet.net>
Cc:        "'freebsd-small@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Is BSD capable??
Message-ID:  <20010425100006.B32753@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
In-Reply-To: <006f01c0cd6b$ceba8960$6b95efd1@quick>; from offworld@richnet.net on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 05:40:42AM -0400
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 05:40:42AM -0400, Mark wrote:
> I would say that the system is far from being oversubscribed. I would call
> it the "hidden node" problem. These are not smart radios, more like bridg=
es.

The rts/cts handshake is designed to solve the hidden node problem.  The
RTS tells everyone who can hear it that they can't broadcast and the CTS
does the same.  Assuming minimal weird multipath (always a issue at
2.4Ghz) that means no one should talk until the message is sent.

-- Brooks

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