Multiple choice

Consider an instance of TCP's Additive Increase Multiplicative decrease (AIMD) algorithm where the window size at the start of the slow start phase is 2 MSS and the threshold at the start of the first transmission is 8 MSS. Assume that a timeout occurs during the fifth transmission. Find the congestion window size at the end of the tenth transmission.

  1. 8MSS

  2. 14MSS

  3. 7MSS

  4. 12MSS

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C Correct answer
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