We are sending a 30 Mbit MP3 file from a source host to a destination host. All links in the path between source and destination have a transmission rate of 10 Mbps. Assume that the propagation speed is 2*10⁸ meters/sec, and the distance between source and destination is 5,000 km. Now suppose there is only one link between source and destination, and there are 10 FDM channels in the link. The MP3 file is sent over one of the channels. The end-to-end delay is ____.

a. 30.05 seconds

b. 30 seconds

c. 300 microseconds

d. none of the above