A host in one organisation is connected to a host in another organisation by a…

ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC · 2023 · Computer Science · Part A · DisciplineModified — slightly modified from the official paper; see the solution

A host in one organisation is connected to a host in another organisation by a 1 Gbps link with a 25 ms round-trip time. The network administrator sets the packet size to 1000 bytes to transfer large files. Assuming ACK packets have no impact, what window size (in packets) is the smallest listed choice that achieves at least 96% channel utilisation?

  1. A.

    2000 packets

  2. B.

    2400 packets

  3. C.

    3000 packets

  4. D.

    4000 packets

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Correct answer: C

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