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Hidden Node Problem: Let’s try it again
n 802.11
n basically designed for indoor, relatively short
distances, active and long-lived connected clients,
and low noise level
n but 802.11 (“wi-fi”) is “winning” in the wireless arena
and being increasingly used as well in outdoor, long
distant, occasionally connected, potentially high
noise level environments
n So what does that mean to hidden nodes?
n The key is the need to minimize the amount of
overhead you introduce to manage them
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Finding those Hidden Nodes
n Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)/
Collision Avoidance (CA)
n CSMA – the device listens to the media before
transmitting
n Request To Send (RTS)/ Clear To Send (CTS) –
media reservation mechanism
n Polling – adaptive mechanism
n Device can not start transmission before receiving a
special acknowledgement packet (a marker) from
the AP
n Defend against “sudden” chaos
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