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b) How do you explain the unusual 'spiked' shape of the Instantaneous (observed) throughput on Link_1 - as seen in the obtained graph?

c) What is the average observed throughput on Link_1 (as seen in the obtained graph)? How do you explain this value, and why is it so much lower than the theoretical nominal capacity of Link_1? (As you recall from the simulation setup phase, the nominal capacity on Link_1, and Link_3, were set to 100Mbps.)

Link_Metrics_Table Link_Metrics Detailed View \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline Link ID & Link Throughput Plot & \multicolumn{2}{|l|}{ Packets } & Transmitt... & Packets Errored & \multicolumn{2}{|l|}{ Packets Collided } \\ \hline All & Data & Control & Data & Control & Data & Control \\ \hline 1 & Link throughput & 8500 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ \hline 2 & Link throughput & 8340 & 33 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ \hline 3 & Link throughput & 8340 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Link_1_Throughput (Bi-directional Aggregated)