..................... defines the amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgement from the destination.
..................... defines the amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgement from the destination.
The correct option is A Flow control
Flow control defines the
amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgement from the
destination.
Flow control is the
management of data flow between computers or devices or between nodes in a
network so that the data can be handled at an efficient pace. Too much data
arriving before a device can handle it causes data overflow, meaning the data
is either lost or must be retransmitted. For serial data transmission locally
or in a network, the Xon/Xoff protocol can be used. For modem connections,
either Xon/Xoff or CTS/RTS (Clear to Send/Ready to Send) commands can be used
to control data flow.
In data communications,
flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between
two nodes to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver. It
provides a mechanism for the receiver to control the transmission speed, so
that the receiving node is not overwhelmed with data from transmitting node.
Flow control should be distinguished from congestion control, which is used for
controlling the flow of data when congestion has actually occurred.[1] Flow
control mechanisms can be classified by whether or not the receiving node sends
feedback to the sending node.
Flow control is important
because it is possible for a sending computer to transmit information at a
faster rate than the destination computer can receive and process it. This can
happen if the receiving computers have a heavy traffic load in comparison to
the sending computer, or if the receiving computer has less processing power
than the sending computer.
Flow control defines the amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgement from the destination.
Flow control is the management of data flow between computers or devices or between nodes in a network so that the data can be handled at an efficient pace. Too much data arriving before a device can handle it causes data overflow, meaning the data is either lost or must be retransmitted. For serial data transmission locally or in a network, the Xon/Xoff protocol can be used. For modem connections, either Xon/Xoff or CTS/RTS (Clear to Send/Ready to Send) commands can be used to control data flow.
In data communications, flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver. It provides a mechanism for the receiver to control the transmission speed, so that the receiving node is not overwhelmed with data from transmitting node. Flow control should be distinguished from congestion control, which is used for controlling the flow of data when congestion has actually occurred.[1] Flow control mechanisms can be classified by whether or not the receiving node sends feedback to the sending node.
Flow control is important because it is possible for a sending computer to transmit information at a faster rate than the destination computer can receive and process it. This can happen if the receiving computers have a heavy traffic load in comparison to the sending computer, or if the receiving computer has less processing power than the sending computer.
