Computer Networking Chapter 2: Network Categories and OSI Architecture

Simplifies the process at the receiver site.

Because it discards out-of-order frames and resends all frames from the damaged frame onwards.

To report the sequence number of a damaged frame before the timer expires.

<p>The receiver sends a NAK to report the missing frame and the sender resends only the missing frame.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One-half of 2 m, where m is the number of bits in the sequence number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sender may resend duplicate frames, causing errors at the receiver.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because it only resends the damaged frame, rather than all frames from the damaged frame onwards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It requires more complex processing at the receiver.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In situations where the receiver has limited processing power or memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To specify the range of frames that the receiver is expecting to receive.</p> Signup and view all the answers