Unlike wired broadcast links, where all nodes receive transmissions from all other nodes, with wireless broadcasts, some nodes may not hear each other

Hidden Terminal Problem

Example:

  • A and B hear each other
  • B and C hear each other
  • But A and C can’t hear each other

Hidden terminal example

Fading over distance

Example:

  • A and B hear each other
  • B and C hear each other
  • But A and C can’t hear each other