Hops
Not what you're looking for?
A datagram subnet allows routers to drop packets whenever they need to. The probability of a router discarding a packet is p. Consider the case of a source host connected to a source router, which is connected to the destination router, and then to the destination host. If either of the routers discards a packet, the source host eventually times out and tries again. If both host-router and router-router lines are counted as hops, what is the mean number of
a. Hops a packet makes per transmission?
b. Transmissions a packet makes?
c. Hops required per received packet?
Purchase this Solution
Solution Preview
(a) In each transmission, a packet emitted by the source host makes 1, 2, or 3 hops. The probability that it makes one hop is p. The probability that it makes two hops is p x (1-p). The ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
C# variables and classes
This quiz contains questions about C# classes and variables.
Word 2010: Tables
Have you never worked with Tables in Word 2010? Maybe it has been a while since you have used a Table in Word and you need to brush up on your skills. Several keywords and popular options are discussed as you go through this quiz.
Basic Networking Questions
This quiz consists of some basic networking questions.
Javscript Basics
Quiz on basics of javascript programming language.
Basic Computer Terms
We use many basic terms like bit, pixel in our usual conversations about computers. Are we aware of what these mean? This little quiz is an attempt towards discovering that.