Wireless Network Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol
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What is the responsibility of the medium access control (MAC) protocol in a wireless network?

  • Enforce discipline in access of a shared channel
  • Support several types of traffic
  • Perform arbitration to prevent garbled data transmission (correct)
  • Maximize the utilization of the channel

Which property is required of MAC protocols in a wireless network?

  • Maximize the utilization of the channel
  • Minimize average latency of transmission (correct)
  • Enforce discipline in access of a shared channel
  • Be robust in the face of equipment failures

Why is collision detection scheme difficult to implement in a wireless environment?

  • Transmission ranges of wireless stations (correct)
  • No suitable arbitration scheme
  • Radio range limitations
  • Hidden and exposed terminals problems

What problem arises when nodes are not in the radio range of each other in a wireless environment?

<p>Hidden Terminal Problem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the MAC protocol sublayer enforce in a wireless network?

<p>Discipline in access of a shared channel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary problem Mobile IP was created to solve?

<p>Maintaining the same IP address while traveling to a different network (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Mobile Node (MN) in Mobile IP?

<p>It is a device that enables network roaming capabilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a device roams away from its home network in terms of IP routing?

<p>The device is no longer reachable using normal IP routing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Correspondent Node (CN) in Mobile IP?

<p>To act as the end host to which the Mobile Node is corresponding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of Mobile IP in an IP network?

<p>To retain the same IP address and maintain existing communications while traveling from one link to another (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Mobile IP, what is the responsibility of a Home Agent?

<p>Maintaining an association between the home IP address of the Mobile Node and its care-of address (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature of Mobile IP ensures that a mobile end-system should continue to keep its IP address and there should not be any disruption of communication after any movement?

<p>Transparency (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the Agent Discovery phase, what does an agent advertisement message contain?

<p>Lists one or more available care-of addresses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Agent Solicitation in the context of Mobile IP?

<p>To allow a Mobile Node to discover a Foreign or Home Agent (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Care-of Address represent in Mobile IP?

<p>The current location of the Mobile Node on the foreign or visited network (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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