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If both host support Selective acknowledgements, it is possible for the destination to acknowledge bytes in noncontiguous segments, and the host would only need to retransmit the missing data

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Which transport layer protocol will allow segments to be exchanged between two hosts with low overhead and no mechanism for retransmission?

UDP


What happen during segmentation in transport layer protocol?

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What are the characteristics of tcp protocol?

forces the retransmission of unacknowledged packetscarries the IP address of the destination host in the TCP headeris responsible for breaking messages into segments and reassembling them at their destination


What mechansim is used by tcp to provide flow control as segments travel from source to destination?

Window size


What is the purpose of sequence numbers?

a sequence number allows the transport layer functions on the destination host to reassemble segments in the order in which the were transmitted


When a server responds to web request what occurs next in the encapsulation process after the web page data is formatted and separated into TCP segments?

The server adds the source and destination IP address to each segment header to deliver the packets to the destination.


What function does the tcp protocol perform for a network connection?

it formats messages in segments it reassembles messages at the destination it creates a virtual circut between end user applications


Segments of the equal lenght are what kind of segments?

Segments of equal length are congruent segments.


What are congruent segments?

congruent segments are the same segments.


How long does it take to move file from source host to destination host when message segmentation is used?

This depends entirely on the size of the original message, the MTU used, and whether or not windowing of segments is allowed.


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Segments that have the same length?

The answer to, "Segments that have the same length" Is Congruent Segments!