GATE CSE 2003 | Question: 84

Question

Host $A$ is sending data to host $B$ over a full duplex link. $A$ and $B$ are using the sliding window protocol for flow control. The send and receive window sizes are $5$ packets each. Data packets (sent only from $A$ to $B$) are all $1000$ bytes long and the transmission time for such a packet is $50$ $μs$. Acknowledgment packets (sent only from $B$ to $A$) are very small and require negligible transmission time. The propagation delay over the link is $200$ $μs$. What is the maximum achievable throughput in this communication?

• A. $7.69 \times 10^6$ Bps
• B. $11.11 \times 10^6$ Bps
• C. $12.33 \times 10^6$ Bps
• D. $15.00 \times 10^6$ Bps

Comments

How half & full duplex system affects the SR protocol?i am not getting this. @Pranavpurkar

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Because of full duplex link ,while sending the window of packets to the Receiver over a channel, the Destination can also send Acknowledgement packet to the Sender over the same channel

@Nisha Bharti 

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GO to the Root of Concept: Video Explanation with timestamp: Sliding Window PYQs| GATE 2009 Q57, 58| 2006 Q46, 64| 2003, 2014, 2015, 2004, 2016, 2007| With NOTES

Answer 1

We need the maximum throughput, and for that we need to send as much data
as possible to fully utilize the bandwidth.

so, maximum packets that can be sent $=1 + 2a = 9$ (after calculation) for $100\%$ efficiency.

But we have a window size of 5 only, so we can send only $5$ packets at max.

Efficiency $=\dfrac{5}{9}$

Now, $\dfrac{A}{Q},$ Bandwidth of the channel $(BW) =\dfrac{L}{T_t}$
$=\dfrac{1000}{(50\times 10^{-6})}$

$= 20\times 10^{6} \text{bytes/sec}.$

So, max. throughput achievable $=\text{Efficiency$\times $BW}$

$=\dfrac{5}{9}\times 20\times 10^{6}= 11.11\times 10^{6} \text{bytes/sec}.$

Correct Answer: $B$

Comments

simple , easy and good approach

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@Ayush’s method is the best I think, but I had a doubt in the above answer why we have considered only 1000B for computing the bandwidth and not 5000B since the window size is 5 we can send 5000B at once

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See in the above answer for calculating bandwidth if we are considering 1000 bytes then along with that we are also considering transmission time for only one packet that is 50 microseconds.
If you want to consider all 5000 bytes that is fine you can consider but along with that you should also consider transmission time for all the five packets i.e. 50×5(250 micro seconds). So again bandwidth will be same as above
 Bandwidth = length / transmission time

= 5000/ 250 = 20 × 10^6 bytes per second

Answer 2

I think options are given in bytes per sec instead of bits per sec.

Transmission time $=50 \text{ micro sec}$
Propagation time $=200\text{ micro sec}$

RTT$= 50+2\times 200=450 \text{ microsec}$

(Receiver can send an $\text{ACK}$ as soon as the first packet is received)

Total number of bits transmitted before first $\text{ACK}$ is received,
$=1000\times 5\times 8\text{ bits}=40000\text{ bits}$

After first $\text{ACK}$ is received, the same cycle of action repeats.

So, Throughput$=\left(\dfrac{40000}{450}\right)\times10^{6} \text{ bits}$

$= 88.88\times 10^{6} \text{bits per sec}$

$=11.11\times 10^{6}\text{ bytes per sec}$

Comments

can't we follow the approach, throughput=bytes sent(5*50) / total bytes that can be sent(5*50+RTT*Bandwidth )   in the way it has been followed in the solution to

GATE2008-IT-64

by Danish

I am confused where we are supposed to add the Transmission time for all sent packets or single packet to compute the efficiency , Please help me in that

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@Bikram Sir,

One doubt. If the transmission would have happened both A->B and B->A at the same time in this full duplex,then answer would be 22.22×10^6bytes/sec.

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bps is bits per second not bytes er second

Answer 3

5000 bytes are being sent in 200 + 50×5 us.so troughput =5000/450  ×10^6 =》11.11×10^6 option b.

Comments

adding some more clearification

*all packets are transmitting simultaniouusly

fist packet          50+50+50+50+50  
second packet          50+50+50+50+50  
Third Packet              50+50+50+50+50  
Fourth packet                  50+50+50+50+50  
Fifth packet                    50+50+50+50+50  //50 for packet transmission and 200 for propagation delay
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(1+2+3+4+5)packet   50+50+50+50+50+50+50+50+50  =450*10^-6(mue second)

 

5000 bytes are being sent in 200 + 50×5 us.so troughput =5000/450  ×10^6 =》11.11×10^6 option b.

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@nitesh_scorpio is it really using pipelining?

Answer 4

In this question we need not to add acknowledgement time of last packet because here for throughput they are assuming that this tramsmission is continuous for indefinite time(It is a real system based question)

so Tt=250 micro sec

  Tp=200 microsecond

  N= 5000 bytes

so throughput= 5000/450 microsec = b option