Question: Suppose nodes A and B are on the same 10 Mbps Ethernet bus, and the propagation delay between the two nodes is 325 bit times.

Suppose nodes A and B are on the same 10 Mbps Ethernet bus, and the propagation delay between the two nodes is 325 bit times. Suppose node A begins transmitting a frame and, before it finishes, node B begins transmitting a frame. Can A finish transmitting before it detects that B has transmitted? Why or why not? If the answer is yes, then A incorrectly believes that its frame was successfully transmitted without a collision. Hint: Suppose at time t =0 bit times, A begins transmitting a frame. In the worst case, A transmits a minimum-sized frame of 512 + 64 bit times. So A would finish transmitting the frame at t =512 + 64 bit times. Thus, the answer is no, if B's signal reaches A before bit time 1= 512 + 64 bits. In the worst case, when does B's signal reach A?

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