Introduction to Networking

Homework 3

Due: Tue., Feb. 28th 11:59pm (by email timestamp).
Submission: Electronic submission to networkingta@gmail.com

Notes:

• Send your write-up as an attachment with your name on it.
• Tools like Word preferred so that you can input formula/symbols with superscript and subscript. Please submit an ODF, PDF or DOC file (not .docx). The grader may add comments and grade to your file directly.

1. True and false questions:
1. In reverse path forwarding, a node will receive multiple copies of the same packet.
2. In reverse path forwarding, a node may forward multiple copies of a packet over the same outgoing link.
2. Textbook review question 4-15
3. Textbook problem 4-1

Note that connection-oriented architecture is virtual circuit, while connectionless architecture is the datagram. Both are on the network layer.

4. Textbook problem 4-11
5. Textbook problem 4-12
6. Textbook problem 4-17
7. Textbook problem 4-25 (a), (c), (f)
8. Textbook problem 4-26
9. Textbook problem 4-28
10. Textbook problem 4-35
11. Textbook problem 4-42
12. Textbook problem 4-46

I include figure 4.46 which is used in the last question. You can directly add arrows/links on the graph.