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Computer Networks · Quiz 2 · 23 Nov 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 8: At the start of an RTT, the congestion window (CWND) is 1…

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At the start of an RTT, the congestion window (CWND) is 15 MSS where the Maximum Segment Size (MSS) is 1200 bytes. TCP is operating in the congestion avoidance phase, and there is one ACK per segment. What will be the new value of CWND (in bytes) after receiving 15 ACKs (i.e., one RTT worth of ACKs)?

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Correct answer: 19200

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Question 8 of 14 in the IIT Madras BS Computer Networks (Computer Networks) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Nov 2025 NEW). It carries 4 marks.

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