Answer to Question #289780 in Computer Networks for Dario

Question

An Internet user have put in a set top box offered by his ISP (Internet Service Provider). This box is connected to the ISP via ADSL througth the telephone line and can provide Internet access service. 1. Through this Internet access, which kind of application could be used? Does the characteristics of the line meet the requirements of those applications? Justfy your answer. 2. What is the average download rate of the full web page in persistant non pipelined mode (Ignore time processing at the application layer)?

Answer 1

1. Dial-Up Access. Yes it uses different frequencies to carry voice and data signals on the copper telephone wire.
2. The average Fully Loaded speed is 27.3 seconds on mobile and 10.3 seconds on desktop. On average, pages take 87.84% longer to load on mobile devices than on desktop.