Watch contention, collision, backoff, and recovery.
Use the controls to change how many nodes compete for the channel and how fast the animation runs. The visualization shows successful transmissions, collisions, waiting slots, acknowledgement flow, and the core backoff formula.
Shared Communication Channel
Observe how nodes contend for the medium and how exponential backoff reduces repeated collisions over time.
Press Start to begin the animation and watch nodes contend for the channel.