Computer Networks

1:

For a 1-Gbps network operating over 4000 km, the delay is the limiting factor, not the bandwidth. Consider a MAN with the average source and destination 20 km apart. At what data rate does the round-trip delay due to the speed of light equal the transmision delay for a1-KB packet ?

A.

24 Mbps

B.

36 Mbps

C.

40 Mbps

D.

48 Mbps

 

Answer : C

Explanation :

 Speed  ight in fiber and copper = 200 km/msec.
For a 20-km line, the delay is 100 μsec one way and 200 μsec round trip.
A 1 KB packet has 8192 bits. If the time to send 8192 bits and get the acknowledgement is 200 μsec, the transmission and propagation delays are equal. 
If B is the bit time, then
        8192 = 2 x 10-4 sec.
        Data rate, 1 / B = 40 Mbps. (approx) 

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