Kurose and Ross Edition 6 Exercise 1 Question R16 (Page No 69)

Question

Consider sending a packet from a source host to a destination host over a
fixed route. List the delay components in the end-to-end delay. Which of
these delays are constant and which are variable?

Answer 1

The delay components are:

processing delays, transmission delays, propagation delays, and queuing delays.

Fixed Delays: processing delays, transmission delays, and propagation delays

Variable Delays: Queuing delays.