Q. When the routing algorithm restricts the paths allowed by packets to only those that keep the global network state deadlock-free, it is known as

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Q. Any network topology that provides this bisection bandwidth is said to have

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Q. The black box network can be viewed as a simple

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Q. Output-buffered switches have the advantage of completely eliminating

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Q. The sequence of steps the end node follows to commence and complete communication over the network is called a

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Q. The tehnique that essentially control the flow of packets into the network by

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Q. The interconnection structure across all the components including switches, links, and end node devices, is referred to as the network

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Q. Switching that implements flow control at the packet level,is

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Q. The interconnection of multiple networks is called

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Q. Buffering of blocked packets can be done using first in, first out (FIFO) or circular queues, which can be implemented as

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Q. Notifying the sender to stop sending packets when the buffer becomes full and to resume later once it has room for more packets, the stated technique is known as

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Q. The passive and active components make up what is referred to as the network

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Q. The unit of information sent or received is called a

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Q. Listening to detect collisions is called

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Q. Adding a minimum of logk N ? 1 extra switch stages to the MIN in such a way that they mirror the original topology, the resulting network is

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Q. When two nodes send at the same time, then the occuring problem is known as

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Q. To allow full access, either the physical links must be duplicated or the logical buffers associated with each link must be duplicated, resulting in

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Q. When buffers become full, link-level flow control provides feedback that prevents the transmission of additional packets, is known as

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Q. Networks that drop packets are sometimes referred to as

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Q. Every network that interconnects more than two devices also requires some mechanism to deliver each packet to the correct destination, the associated function is referred to as

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