Suppose an IP implementation adheres literally to the following algorithm on receipt of a packet, P, destined

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Suppose an IP implementation adheres literally to the following algorithm on receipt of a packet, P, destined for IP address D:

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(a) If the IP layer receives a burst of packets destined for D, how might this algorithm waste resources unnecessarily?

(b) Sketch an improved version.

(c) Suppose we simply drop P, after sending out a query, when cache lookup fails. How would this behave? (Some early ARP implementations allegedly did this.)

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Computer Networks A Systems Approach

ISBN: 9780128182000

6th Edition

Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

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