Consider Figure 1. 1 (b). Suppose that each link between the server and the client has a

Question:

Consider Figure 1. 1 (b). Suppose that each link between the server and the client has a packet loss probability p, and the packet loss probabilities for these links are independent. What is the probability that a packet (sent by the server) is successfully received by the receiver? If a packet is lost in the path from the server to the client, then the server will re-transmit the packet. On average, how many times will the server re-transmit the packet in order for the client to successfully receive the packet?

Figure 1.1(b)