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What is the maximum number of segments that can be outstanding during the specified duration?
What is the maximum number of segments that can be outstanding during the specified duration?
What is the maximum link utilization as per the given context?
What is the maximum link utilization as per the given context?
What formula can be used to calculate the window size for a window-based flow control mechanism?
What formula can be used to calculate the window size for a window-based flow control mechanism?
What is the effect of the Bandwidth Delay Product on the protocol design choice?
What is the effect of the Bandwidth Delay Product on the protocol design choice?
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Considering a link bandwidth of 1Mbps and a delay of 1ms, which protocol would be better for flow control if the segment size is 1 KB?
Considering a link bandwidth of 1Mbps and a delay of 1ms, which protocol would be better for flow control if the segment size is 1 KB?
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What is the primary purpose of the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) in flow control?
What is the primary purpose of the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) in flow control?
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Given a bandwidth of 50 Kbps and a one-way transit time of 250 msec, what is the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) in segments assuming a segment size of 1000 bits?
Given a bandwidth of 50 Kbps and a one-way transit time of 250 msec, what is the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) in segments assuming a segment size of 1000 bits?
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What is the round trip time (RTT) for a segment transmission and its corresponding ACK reception?
What is the round trip time (RTT) for a segment transmission and its corresponding ACK reception?
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Which layer in the network protocol stack is responsible for end-to-end performance?
Which layer in the network protocol stack is responsible for end-to-end performance?
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What is the relationship between the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) and the segment size?
What is the relationship between the Bandwidth Delay Product (BDP) and the segment size?
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What is the primary goal of congestion avoidance in a network?
What is the primary goal of congestion avoidance in a network?
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Which of the following best describes the concept of Max-Min Fairness?
Which of the following best describes the concept of Max-Min Fairness?
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What is the impact of network congestion on goodput and delay?
What is the impact of network congestion on goodput and delay?
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What is the principle behind the Additive Increase Multiplicative Decrease (AIMD) congestion control algorithm?
What is the principle behind the Additive Increase Multiplicative Decrease (AIMD) congestion control algorithm?
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How does a bad congestion control algorithm affect fairness in a network?
How does a bad congestion control algorithm affect fairness in a network?
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What is the main challenge in implementing congestion control in a real network?
What is the main challenge in implementing congestion control in a real network?
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What is the primary disadvantage of using variable size buffers in the transport layer?
What is the primary disadvantage of using variable size buffers in the transport layer?
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Which of the following is not an advantage of sliding window protocols in computer networks?
Which of the following is not an advantage of sliding window protocols in computer networks?
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What is the Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP) for a link with bandwidth 1 Mbps and delay of 1 ms?
What is the Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP) for a link with bandwidth 1 Mbps and delay of 1 ms?
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Which of the following is not a function of the Transport Layer?
Which of the following is not a function of the Transport Layer?
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What is the primary advantage of using a single large circular buffer for every connection?
What is the primary advantage of using a single large circular buffer for every connection?
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What is the primary purpose of the Max Flow Min Cut Theorem?
What is the primary purpose of the Max Flow Min Cut Theorem?
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What is the primary disadvantage of using small buffer sizes in the transport layer?
What is the primary disadvantage of using small buffer sizes in the transport layer?
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What is the primary role of the receiver buffer in the transport layer?
What is the primary role of the receiver buffer in the transport layer?
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What is the main purpose of dynamic buffer management in the transport layer?
What is the main purpose of dynamic buffer management in the transport layer?
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What is the primary role of the write() function in the transport layer?
What is the primary role of the write() function in the transport layer?
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