Practice Tcp Flow Control (4.4.1) - The Transport Layer - Computer Network
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TCP Flow Control

Practice - TCP Flow Control

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary goal of TCP flow control?

💡 Hint: Think about the communication between two devices.

Question 2 Easy

What does Rwnd stand for?

💡 Hint: It is related to the receiver's buffer.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of the Advertised Receive Window?

To indicate receiver's buffer availability
To manage sender's congestion
To speed up data transmission

💡 Hint: Think about its function in data flow.

Question 2

True or False: Flow control is only about preventing data loss.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the broader context of flow control.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Suppose you are a network engineer tasked with designing a flow control mechanism. Describe potential scenarios in which your design might fail, and how you would address these issues.

💡 Hint: Think about common network traffic patterns.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how a zero-window probe could lead to increased overhead in high-frequency trading applications and propose a modified protocol to mitigate these effects.

💡 Hint: Consider the balance between communication overhead and real-time requirements.

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