What is a common characteristic of both CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA?

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What is a common characteristic of both CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA?

  • deterministic
  • nondeterministic
  • collision-free environment
  • used for both LAN and WAN

Explanation: All protocols based on CSMA are nondeterministic. Ethernet implements CSMA/CD and 802.11 (wireless, not Ethernet) implements CSMA/CA. Although there are a number of methods to avoid collisions, they may occur.

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