Assignment 1 - Notes

A factor in the delay of a store-and-forward packet-switching system is how long it takes to store and forward a packet through a switch. If the switching time is 10 microseconds, is this likely to be a major factor in the response of a client-server system where the client is in New York and the server is in California? Assume the propagation speed in copper and fibre to be 2/3 the speed of light in a vacuum.

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