RTS-Threshold

The RTS threshold uses the RTS/CTS protocol to prevent the occurrence of the "hidden station“ phenomenon.

A collision between the very short RTS packets is improbable, although the use of RTS/CTS leads to an increase in overhead. The use of this procedure is only worthwhile where long data packets are being used and the risk of collision is higher. The RTS threshold is used to define the minimum packet length for the use of RTS/CTS. The best value can be found using trial and error tests on location.