Interactive end-of-chapter exercises


UDP Multiplexing and Demultiplexing

In the scenario below, the left and right clients communicate with a server using UDP sockets. The same socket at the server is used to communicate with both clients. The Python code used to create the sockets is shown in the figure. Consider the four transport-layer packets – A, B, C and D – shown in the figure below.




Question List


1. What is the source port # for packet C?

2. What is the destination port # for packet C?

3. What is the source port # for packet D?

4. What is the destination port # for packet D?

5. What is the source port # for packet B?

6. What is the destination port # for packet B?

7. What is the source port # for packet A?

8. What is the destination port # for packet A?




Solution


1. The source port for packet C is port 6041.

2. The destination port for packet C is port 6967.

3. The source port for packet D is port 6967.

4. The destination port for packet D is port 6041.

5. The source port for packet B is port 6967.

6. The destination port for packet B is port 5257.

7. The source port for packet A is port 5257.

8. The destination port for packet A is port 6967.



That's incorrect

That's correct

The answer was: 6041

Question 1 of 8

The answer was: 6967

Question 2 of 8

The answer was: 6967

Question 3 of 8

The answer was: 6041

Question 4 of 8

The answer was: 6967

Question 5 of 8

The answer was: 5257

Question 6 of 8

The answer was: 5257

Question 7 of 8

The answer was: 6967

Question 8 of 8

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