Generally, the read/write ratio is such that the advantages of limiting {HEAD ~ the loss} to {TAIL ~ approximately three entire time slots} every time a write is performed, greatly outweigh the effects of increased collision rates 
to
Generally , the read / write ratio is such that the advantages of limiting { HEAD ~ the loss } to { TAIL ~ approximately three entire time slots } every time a write is performed , greatly outweigh the effects of increased collision rates
OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD REL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH