Intermediate
Computer Networks
Q43 / 100
What is TCP slow start?
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The correct answer is B) A congestion control mechanism that begins with a small congestion window and doubles it each RTT until loss or ssthresh is reached
B
Correct Answer
A congestion control mechanism that begins with a small congestion window and doubles it each RTT until loss or ssthresh is reached
Explanation
TCP slow start exponentially increases the congestion window (cwnd) each round until either a packet loss occurs (drops cwnd to 1 or half) or ssthresh is reached (switches to congestion avoidance).
Progress
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