I've read the in a LAN the data is transmitted in packets so as to allow only one station to transmit at a given time, so how could this be applied in video games LAN parties if only one device is going to transmit at a given time ?
Data are usually transmitted in packets.
Because the medium is shared, only one station at a time can transmit a packet.
Stalling, Data and Computer Communications, 5th ed.Pearson
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Only one device is allowed to transmit at any given time. At any other given time, another device is allowed to transmit.
How can you have a conversation at a dinner table if only person can speak at any time?