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Authors:
James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
Chapter:
Application Layer
Exercise:
Problems
Question:33 | ISBN:9780132856201 | Edition: 6

Question

Can you configure your browser to open multiple simultaneous connections to a Web site? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a large number of simultaneous TCP connections?

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Answer

Yes, you can configure many browsers to open multiple simultaneous connections to a Web site. The advantage is that you will you potentially download the file faster. The
disadvantage is that you may be hogging the bandwidth, thereby significantly slowing down the downloads of other users who are sharing the same physical links.

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