Multiple choice technology

Which of the four sources of delay depend on the packet size?

  1. transmission

  2. propagation

  3. processing

  4. queueing
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Explanation

Transmission delay depends on packet size because it's the time to push all bits onto the link (L/R where L is packet length). Propagation delay depends on distance and medium speed, not packet size. Processing and queueing delays are independent of packet length.

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