Multiple choice

In a sliding window ARQ scheme, the transmitter's window size is N and the receiver's window size is M. The minimum number of distinct sequence numbers required to ensure correct operation of the ARQ scheme is

  1. min(M, N)

  2. max(M, N)

  3. M + N

  4. MN

  5. M/N

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer; minimum number of distinct sequence numbers required to execute correct operation of ARQ scheme is maximum of M, N.