Eight stations are competing for the use of the shared channel using the modified Adaptive free walk protocol by Gallager. If the stations 7 and 8 are suddenly become ready at once, how many bit slots are needed to resolve the contention?
Options
A. 1 slots
B. 5 slots
C. 10 slots
D. 14 slots
Correct Answer
5 slots
More questions
1. A workstation has just been installed on an Ethernet LAN, but cannot communicate with the network. What should you check first?
Options
A. reinstall the network protocols
B. reinstall the network interface card driver
C. verify the ip configuration on the workstation
D. verify the link status on the computer's network card