Let a reservation frame contain
r bits and a data frame contain
d
bits. The total bits sent for one go-around of the reservation frame is
r +
nd where
n is the number of data frames sent, and the number
of useful (non-overhead) bits sent is
nd, for a utilization of
nd/(
nd +
r). If
d >
> r (by a factor of 10, say) than even for small values
of
n the utilization is near 1.
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