Practice Challenges Of Streaming Over Best-effort Ip (2.4.2) - The Application Layer
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Challenges of Streaming Over Best-Effort IP

Practice - Challenges of Streaming Over Best-Effort IP

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does 'best-effort delivery' mean in streaming?

💡 Hint: Think about how a postal service delivers packages.

Question 2 Easy

What impact does packet loss have on media?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you skip a song.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does best-effort service in IP mean?

Guaranteed delivery
No delivery guarantees
Prioritized traffic

💡 Hint: Think about how vacation returns are not guaranteed.

Question 2

Packet loss has what effect on streaming?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider a song missing parts.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a small network simulation where a video streaming service is disrupted by jitter or bandwidth fluctuations. What measures would you take to ensure smoother playback?

💡 Hint: Consider how real-life streaming services adjust in real-time.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the implications of relying solely on TCP for video streaming versus using a combination of UDP for the media payload and TCP for control data. What are the pros and cons?

💡 Hint: Focus on the balance between reliability and real-time performance.

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