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What is the purpose of the traceroute program?
What is the purpose of the traceroute program?
- To measure the speed of Internet connections
- To measure delay from source to destination router (correct)
- To determine the location of a specific server
- To send packets to random routers on the Internet
How many packets does the sender typically send to each router when using traceroute?
How many packets does the sender typically send to each router when using traceroute?
- 3 packets (correct)
- 2 packets
- 5 packets
- 4 packets
What does the '*' symbol in a traceroute output indicate?
What does the '*' symbol in a traceroute output indicate?
- A slow connection
- A lost packet (correct)
- A successful packet transmission
- An error in the traceroute program
What happens to a packet arriving at a full buffer preceding a link?
What happens to a packet arriving at a full buffer preceding a link?
What is throughput defined as?
What is throughput defined as?
In the context of throughput, what does Rs < Rc indicate?
In the context of throughput, what does Rs < Rc indicate?
What does a finite buffer capacity preceding a link imply?
What does a finite buffer capacity preceding a link imply?
What is the role of a router in a traceroute process?
What is the role of a router in a traceroute process?
What is the significance of timing the interval between packet transmission and reply in traceroute?
What is the significance of timing the interval between packet transmission and reply in traceroute?
What happens if a packet is lost due to buffer overflow in a network link?
What happens if a packet is lost due to buffer overflow in a network link?
In a traceroute process, the sender typically sends one packet to each router along the path.
In a traceroute process, the sender typically sends one packet to each router along the path.
Packet loss can occur when a packet arrives at a full buffer preceding a link.
Packet loss can occur when a packet arrives at a full buffer preceding a link.
The throughput is defined as the rate at which bits are transferred between the sender and receiver.
The throughput is defined as the rate at which bits are transferred between the sender and receiver.
If Rs < Rc, the average end-to-end throughput is decreased.
If Rs < Rc, the average end-to-end throughput is decreased.
A full buffer will drop any packets that arrive after it is full.
A full buffer will drop any packets that arrive after it is full.
The traceroute program measures delays only between the sender and the final destination.
The traceroute program measures delays only between the sender and the final destination.
When a packet is lost due to buffer overflow, it will always be retransmitted by the previous node.
When a packet is lost due to buffer overflow, it will always be retransmitted by the previous node.
The sender in a traceroute process measures the interval between packet transmission and server acknowledgment.
The sender in a traceroute process measures the interval between packet transmission and server acknowledgment.
Throughput can be both instantaneous and average.
Throughput can be both instantaneous and average.
The '*' symbol in traceroute output indicates that a router has replied but the response was lost.
The '*' symbol in traceroute output indicates that a router has replied but the response was lost.
