Subject: Re: CSMA/CD
To: Seth Kurtzberg <seth@cql.com>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <ignatios@theory.cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 05/28/2002 10:17:41
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On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 01:20:08AM -0700, Seth Kurtzberg wrote:
> It isn't really in a single place.  Part is clearly in the ethernet devic=
e=20
> driver code, and I believe the exponential backoff is further up the stac=
k.

I believe you're mistaken. That code is implemented in hardware (well, maybe
in microcode for the hardware controller) for all Ethernet devices I know
about.=20

Regards,
	-is

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