Chapter 2, Problem P11P

Explanation of Solution

Sharing Link:

Suppose that the link is shared by the Bob with four other users and Bob uses parallel instances of non-persistent HTTP, and the other four user’s use non-persistent HTTP with- out parallel downloads.

Parallel Connections impact:

“Yes”, the Bob’s parallel connection helps him get WebPages more quickly.

Reason:

This is because:

• Bob shared total band with four other users.
• As Bob has more connections, he can get a larger share of link bandwidth...