Answer to Question #317344 in Computer Networks for Avi

Question

Compare the Go-back N protocol with the rest of the protocols for effective frame

transmission in Data link Layer

Answer 1

Both Go-Back-N Protocol and Selective Repeat Protocol are the types of sliding window protocols.

The main difference between these two protocols is that after finding the suspect or damage in sent frames go-back-n protocol re-transmits all the frames whereas selective repeat protocol re-transmits only that frame which is damaged.