Consider the scenario below where A and C are both within range of B but not in range of each other and RTS/CTS is utilized in the IEEE 802.11 MAC. What is the purpose of utilizing RTS/CTS in this scenario?
1) To prevent collisions between A and C when they transmit data to B
2) To increase the overall throughput of the network
3) To reduce the latency in data transmission
4) To improve the signal strength between A and C