CSMA/CD is a media access control mechanism used in Ethernet to recover from frame collision. The following steps are followed to recover from a collision. 

STEP 1: Before an Ethernet DEVICE sends a frame on the Ethernet cable, it listens to find if ANOTHER device is already transmitting a frame (Carrier Sense). 

Step 2: Once the device finds that other devices are not transmitting any frame, it starts transmitting the frame. If two devices detect that the Ethernet cable is free at the same time, then both will start transmitting the frames (Multiple Access). This will result in collision. 

Step 3: The Ethernet devices while transmitting the frames, also listen for the collision. (Collision Detect). 

Step 4: If they detect a collision, both the devices stop sending the frame (BACK off). 

Step 5: They retry the transmission after a logarithmic time-out period. This process is repeated till the frame is transmitted successfully, for a maximum of 16 times. The frame is discarded after the 16th retry.

CSMA/CD is a media access control mechanism used in Ethernet to recover from frame collision. The following steps are followed to recover from a collision. 

Step 1: Before an Ethernet device sends a frame on the Ethernet cable, it listens to find if another device is already transmitting a frame (Carrier Sense). 

Step 2: Once the device finds that other devices are not transmitting any frame, it starts transmitting the frame. If two devices detect that the Ethernet cable is free at the same time, then both will start transmitting the frames (Multiple Access). This will result in collision. 

Step 3: The Ethernet devices while transmitting the frames, also listen for the collision. (Collision Detect). 

Step 4: If they detect a collision, both the devices stop sending the frame (back off). 

Step 5: They retry the transmission after a logarithmic time-out period. This process is repeated till the frame is transmitted successfully, for a maximum of 16 times. The frame is discarded after the 16th retry.