Truncated binary exponential backoff
Truncated binary exponential backoff: In
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) networks and in
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) networks, the algorithm used to schedule retransmission after a collision such that the retransmission is delayed by an amount of
time derived from the slot time and the number of attempts to retransmit.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C