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CTS 042: Interframe Spaces

Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering
Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering
Episode • Jun 20, 2016 • 20m

Interframe spaces play an important role in 802.11 medium contention. They are used as additional medium contention protocols in addition to CCA and NAV. An interframe space, or IFS, is a quiet period access points and stations must wait before transmitting a frame. There are shorter interframe spaces used for higher priority data transmissions. Think […]

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