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carrier sense

In a local area network, an ongoing activity of a data station to detect whether another station is transmitting.

Related Term

• carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)

• carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA)

• carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)

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