Find out the generic format for TCP header options from Request for Comments 793. (a) Outline a

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Find out the generic format for TCP header options from Request for Comments 793.

(a) Outline a strategy that would expand the space available for options beyond the current limit of 44 bytes.

(b) Suggest an extension to TCP allowing the sender of an option a way of specifying what the receiver should do if the option is not understood. List several such receiver actions that might be useful, and try to give an example application of each.

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Computer Networks A Systems Approach

ISBN: 9780128182000

6th Edition

Authors: Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

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