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Computer Networks (CITS3230) - Lecture 5
 
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End-to-end Flow Control

It is reasonable to expect conditions, or the quality of service, in the Network Layer to change frequently.

For this reason, the sender typically requests the allocation of buffer space and 'time' in the intermediate nodes and the receiver.

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Packets are then sent in groups while the known conditions prevail.


Computer Networks (CITS3230), Lecture 5, p3, 7th April 2008.