Practice Tcp Congestion Control (4.4.2) - The Transport Layer - Computer Network
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TCP Congestion Control

Practice - TCP Congestion Control

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main objective of TCP Congestion Control?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when too much data overwhelms a network.

Question 2 Easy

Define Flow Control.

💡 Hint: Consider how data is managed between two endpoints.

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Question 1

What is the primary goal of TCP Congestion Control?

Prevent packet loss
Prevent network congestion collapse
Increase transmission speed

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences of uncontrolled traffic.

Question 2

True or False: Flow control and congestion control serve the same purpose in TCP.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider their scopes of operation.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where a TCP connection experiences packet loss and analyze how Fast Retransmit and Fast Recovery mitigate the issue.

💡 Hint: Think about what triggers Fast Retransmit.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the effectiveness of delay-based congestion control compared to traditional loss-based methods in a high-bandwidth, high-latency network environment.

💡 Hint: Consider how proactive measures can optimize network utilization.

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