Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer and Multiple Access Protocols
📡 What is the MAC Layer? The Medium Access Control (MAC) layer is responsible for managing access to the shared communication medium. It ensures that data can be transmitted across the network without conflicts, ensuring fairness, efficiency, and reliability. ⚡ Channel Allocation Problems When multiple devices attempt to send data over the same medium, several channel allocation problems arise: Collision: Two devices send at the same time, causing data corruption. Fairness: Ensuring that all devices get a fair share of the bandwidth. Efficiency: Maximizing the usage of the communication medium. These problems must be mitigated by implementing Multiple Access Protocols. ...