Talk:Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection
how to reduce collision
references
the references section needs some cleanup, it doesn't fit wiki standards.
Stdazi 15:18, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
Collision detection is not done by CRC
The article implies that collision detection is based on CRC. This is incorrect. It is an analog process -- the transceiver monitors the wire while it is sending, and if it detects a signal on the wire that differs from what it sent (because another transceiver is also contributing) that is a collision.
Collision detection is a physical layer function. CRC handling is a MAC layer function. The two are not connected.