CSMA

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  1. Paper 1 | Reasoning Test: Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Coding Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Syllogisms, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Logical Deduction and Induction) (Prepositional Reasoning), Seating Arrangements, Blood Relations, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles), Venn Diagram, Analogy, Ranking, Order and Sequence, Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Selection Decision Table (Decision Making), Logical Sequence Of Words, Cubes & Dices, Analytical Reasoning (Counting Figures Reasoning), Calendar, Alphabet and Word Tests, Numerical Reasoning, Number System, Averages, Mixtures and Alligation, Percentages, Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Patterns in Two-Dimensional Figures, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Direction Sense, Algebra, Logical Deduction and Induction, Syllogisms and Venn Diagrams, Critical Reasoning, Order, Ranking and Sequence, Reading Comprehension, Profit, Loss and Discount, Constraint Puzzles, Speed, Time and Distance, Traverse Surveying, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Mensuration, Permutations and Combinations, Clocks and Calendars, Data Interpretation, Assembling and Grouping of Shapes, Transformation of Shapes, Three-Dimensional Patterns and Visualization, Cubes and Dice, Vocabulary, Blood Relations, Data Sufficiency
  2. Paper 1 | Numerical Analysis: Number System, HCF LCM, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Average, Sequence and Series (Series), Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Algebra, Statistics, Data Interpretation, Mental Ability, Arithmetic, Logarithm, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Speed Time and Distance, Mixture and Alligation, Mensuration and Geometry, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Sequences and Series, Powers, Surds and Logarithms, Subject-Verb Agreement, Sentence Completion, Geometry, Sentence Structure and Correction, Data Sufficiency, Trigonometry, Measurement and Quantity Take-Off, Signal Space and Optimum Detection, Probability, Statistics, Algebra, Time and Work, Speed, Time and Distance, Data Interpretation, Graph Theory, Combinatorics
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  5. Paper 1 | Data Communication & Network: Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Network Security, Security in Mobile and Wireless Computing, Input Output Organisation, File Management, Hardware Basics, Terms & Abbreviations, Protocols & Services, Network Access Technologies, Cyber Safety and Security, Basics of COA
  6. Paper 2 | System Analysis & Design: Fundamentals of Systems and Information Systems, SDLC and Development Approaches, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Documentation and Software Requirements Specification (SRS), SDD and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management, Security, Risk Management & Maintenance, extras
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This lecture introduces Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), a medium access control method designed to reduce collisions in shared networks. The instructor explains that CSMA requires each station to sense the medium before transmitting, often described as “listen before talk.” Although this approach lowers the chance of collision and improves performance, it cannot eliminate collisions entirely because of propagation delay. The lecture uses a bus diagram with stations A, B, C, and D to show how station B may sense an idle medium at time t1 and transmit a frame, while station C later senses the medium as idle at time t2 because B’s signal has not yet reached it. The two signals then overlap, causing a collision and destroying both frames. The final section defines the vulnerable time for CSMA as the propagation time Tp, during which other stations may fail to detect an ongoing transmission and start sending.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The opening slide introduces Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) and states that it was developed to minimize collisions and increase performance. The instructor emphasizes the core rule shown on screen: each station must first listen to the medium, summarized by the phrases “sense before transmit” and “listen before talk.” The slide also notes that collisions can still occur because of propagation delay, setting up the central limitation of CSMA.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The lecture moves to a visual explanation of why sensing does not guarantee collision avoidance. A hand-drawn or projected diagram shows stations along a bus with signal propagation over time. The instructor points to regions labeled “Area where B’s signal exists,” “Area where C’s signal exists,” and the overlapping region labeled “Area where both signals exist.” The on-screen marker “Collision occurs at this point” indicates that even though stations listen before transmitting, their signals can overlap because the medium takes time to carry a frame from one station to another.

  3. 5:00 – 10:00 05:00-10:00

    A more detailed time–space diagram is used to trace the collision sequence. The slide text states that at time t1, station B senses the medium and finds it idle, so it sends a frame. At time t2, where t2 is greater than t1, station C also senses the medium and finds it idle because B’s signal has not yet arrived. The two signals then collide, and the slide concludes that both frames are destroyed. Handwritten annotations such as “10 m” and values near the C/D end suggest a numerical or distance-based illustration, though the exact calculation is not fully visible in the sampled screenshots.

  4. 10:00 – 10:15 10:00-10:15

    The final sampled section introduces the concept of vulnerable time. The slide title reads “Vulnerable Time,” and it states that the vulnerable time for CSMA is the propagation time Tp. A diagram shows stations B, C, and D with dashed arrows labeled “B senses here,” “C senses here,” and “D senses here” pointing into a shaded band representing frame propagation. The key takeaway is that if another station transmits during this vulnerable window, a collision occurs.

The lecture builds from the basic principle of CSMA to its main limitation. First, it defines CSMA as a method in which stations sense the medium before transmitting, reducing but not removing collisions. Second, it uses propagation-delay diagrams to show how two stations can both perceive the medium as idle and transmit at nearly the same time. Third, it formalizes this risk as vulnerable time, equal to propagation time Tp. For exam revision, students should remember three linked ideas: CSMA means listen before talk; collisions persist because of propagation delay; and the vulnerable time is the interval during which a station’s frame has not yet reached all other stations, allowing another transmission to collide with it.

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