Explain what causes collision and briefly describe how it is resolved.

What will be an ideal response?


If two or more stations try to send their frames at the same time, there will be a frame collision that causes the frames to become unreadable. If any station senses and detects a collision, it will send a “jam signal” to notify all stations to stop sending their frames for a pre-assigned waiting period that is determined by a “back-off” algorithm.

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