engineering computer science MCQ #554

A sender is using a stop-and-wait protocol to transmit data. If the sender's timeout is 1 second, what is the maximum throughput achievable?

engineering computer science MCQ #554

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A sender is using a stop-and-wait protocol to transmit data. If the sender's timeout is 1 second, what is the maximum throughput achievable?

    • A) 1 / (2 * propagation delay + transmission time)
    • B) 1 / (propagation delay + transmission time)
    • C) 1 / transmission time
    • D) 1 / (2 * transmission time)

    Answer: 1 / (2 * propagation delay + transmission time)

    Explanation: The maximum throughput is limited by the stop-and-wait protocol, which requires an ACK for every packet, so throughput = 1 / (2 * propagation delay + transmission time).