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RTS/CTS (WF)

- Request to Send/Clear to Send; the mechanism used by the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking protocol to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden node problem. A node wishing to send data initiates the process by sending a Request to Send frame (RTS). The destination node replies with a Clear To Send frame (CTS). Any other node receiving the RTS or CTS frame should refrain from sending data for a given time (solving the hidden node problem). RTS/CTS is an additional method to implement virtual carrier sensing in CSMA/CA. See also Protection mechanism, Protection mode, and CTS-to-self.

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