.Suppose two hosts, A and B, are separated by 20,000 kilometers and are connected by a direct link of R = 2 Mbps. Suppose the propagation speed over the link is $2.5 \times 10^8$ meters/sec.
- Calculate the bandwidth-delay product, $R \times d _{prop}$.
- Consider sending a file of 800,000 bits from Host A to Host B. Suppose the file is sent continuously as one large message. What is the maximum number of bits that will be in the link at any given time?
- Provide an interpretation of the bandwidth-delay product.
- What is the width (in meters) of a bit in the link? Is it longer than a football field?
- Derive a general expression for the width of a bit in terms of the propagation speed s, the transmission rate R, and the length of the link m.
