[ih] Internet-history Digest, Vol 57, Issue 4

[Alexander Schreiber]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 01:38:03PM -0700, Dave Crocker via Internet-history wrote:
> On 8/22/2024 1:33 PM, Craig Partridge via Internet-history wrote:
> >     - media access rules that allowed the channel to be filled. &ou can
> >     transmit at 9.X megabits on a 10 megabit Ethernet -
> 
> 
> Carrier sense and collision detect were, of course, excellent features.  But
> retry with randomized, exponential backoff seems to have been a profoundly
> useful innovation.

And it still is, for many use cases outside of Ethernet, e.g. for retry
on RPC services during high load scenarios.

Kind regards,
           Alex.
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