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algorithm ALOHA application area networks arrival bandwidth baseband bits block bridge buffer channel cipher ciphertext circuit coaxial cable collision communication Computer Networks connected connector CSMA CSMA/CD data rate data-link layer datagram destination detection devices distribution elements encoding encryption end-to-end error Ethernet example failure FDDI FIGURE frame frequency function gateway header IEEE Trans implementation input interconnection interface length local area networks maximum Mb/s method modulation multiplexing node nonpersistent number of messages operation optical fiber optical power OSI Model output packet parameters performance permutation plaintext probability propagation delay protocol pulse receiver reliability retransmission routing scheme sequence shown in Fig signal slot slotted ALOHA Standard star coupler station T-coupler techniques terminal throughput tion token bus token ring topology traffic transceiver transmission transmitted twisted-pair