If N simultaneous Stop-and-Wait ARQ processes run in parallel across independent...
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If $N$ simultaneous Stop-and-Wait ARQ processes run in parallel across independent transmission channels, the aggregate throughput and transmission behavior is equivalent to which protocol?
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Running N parallel independent Stop-and-Wait instances allows up to N outstanding unacknowledged frames with independent frame-by-frame retransmission, identical to Selective Repeat with window size N.
Step-by-step Derivation:
Step 1: Each independent Stop-and-Wait channel transmits 1 frame and waits for its individual ACK.
Step 2: With N parallel channels, up to N frames can be in transit simultaneously.
Step 3: An unacknowledged frame is retransmitted individually on its channel without affecting the other N-1 frames.
Step 4: This is functionally equivalent to Selective Repeat ARQ with window size N.