| “Reliable”
Protocol: Key Design Alternatives |
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| n | Reliability
Mechanism? |
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| Ř | Forward
Error Correction: Overhead with each packet, |
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often based on worst-case assumptions |
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| Ř | Retransmissions: detect packet loss and recover |
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| § | Ack-based |
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| § | Nack-based |
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| n | Which
Protocol Layer? |
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| Ř | Transport
Layer |
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| Ř | Routing Layer |
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| n | Flow
Control, Security, etc. (not considered) |
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