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Second Backoff:

Networking Quizzes Computer Networks Test

Question:
On an Ethernet only two stations, station A and station B are present and each station has a steady queue of frames to send. In an attempt to transmit a frame both A and B collide and A wins the first backoff race. At the end of this successful transmission by A, both A and B attempt to transmit and collide. What is the probability that A wins the second backoff race is:

Option A):
0.625
Option B):
0.5
Option C):
0.75
Option D):
1.0

Correct Answer is Option A):
0.625

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