Start Monitoring
Network Activity
Yes Network
Active?
No
Start IPG
Timer
Wait
3.2 µ s
Yes
IPG
Timer =
6.4 µs?
No
Network No
Active?
Yes
Tx
Frame No
Ready and Not
in Backoff?
No
Network Yes
Active?
Yes
Transmit
Frame
Figure 14. Two-Part Deferral
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Start Monitoring
Network Activity
Yes Network
Active?
No
Wait
9.6 µ s
Tx
Frame
No
Ready and Not
in Backoff?
No
Network Yes
Active?
Yes
Transmit
Frame
Figure 15. Simple Deferral
frame is pending and if the MAC is not in Backoff,
transmission begins the 9.6 µs IPG). If no transmit
packet is pending, the MAC continues to monitor
the network. If activity is detected before a transmit
frame is ready, the MAC defers to the transmitting
station and resumes monitoring the network. Fig-
ure 15 diagrams the simple deferral process.
2.26.5.4 Collision Resolution
If a collision is detected while the Ethernet port is
transmitting, the MAC responds in one of three
ways depending on whether it is a normal collision
(within the first 512 bits of transmission) or a late
collision (after the first 512 bits of transmission):
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