The exposed station problem can be depicted as follows:
A==B==C==D
When B is transmitting frames to A, and C hears the medium is busy so it defers its transmisison to D.
The MACAW avoids the this problem in that B will send RTS to A waiting for CTS from A, if C doesn't hear CTS, then C can decide that it can send frame to D. Is that right?
If it is, Why not C simply get RTS and use the SA&RA(sender&Receiver) address pair in RTS to determine whether it can send frames to D?
Can somboy explain this, thanks very much.