Question

For a 10Mbps Ethernet link, if the length of the packet is 32bits, the transmission delay is ____________ (in microseconds)

(a) 3.2

(b) 32

(c) 0.32

(d) 320

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This question is from Delays and Loss topic in portion Security & Physical Layer of Computer Network

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) 3.2

To elaborate: Transmission rate = length / transmission rate = 32/10 = 3.2 microseconds.