Question

1. (a)Can you configure your browser to open multiple simultaneous connections to a Web site? (b)What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a large number of simultaneous TCP connections?

Answer 1

Answer)

1) A)

The browser can very well be configured to that of the open more multiple connections by configuring the settings which are Max- connection - per - server field.

This is beneficial as many large numbers of concurrent TCP connections would be associated with the client and also help them to download different data continuously from the same server.

Here, multiple connections mean having common controlling packet which is to be sent to each connection in a separate manner hence it enhances the bandwidth and performance usage.

B) Some of the advantages of having so many simultaneous TCP connections are as follows:

• It improves reliability as well as speed. This is mostly for the file transfer protocol (FTP)
• Having a parallel connection would decrease the response or wait time of the application that is triggered on the server
• Having multiple connection would give-a-way to the peer to process requests more efficiently and effectively
• Having multiple connection would reduce the chance of failure while the download is in process
• One can download the different data from that of the same server.

Some of the disadvantages of having so many simultaneous TCP connections are as follows:

• It makes congestion and hence slows down the transfer of the data while the connection has been blocked or crowded.
• It would have a slower transfer rate while more than one connection is opened at once.

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