Assignment No. 5
Semester Spring 2012
Computer Networks – CS610
Total Marks: 15
Due Date:28th
Jun 2012
Q.1. Why does IPv6 use separate extension headers instead of fields in a single, fixed header? [5 Marks]
Q.2. What endpoint values must be specified by an application that engages in 1-to-1 communication? In
1-to-many? In many-to-1? [5 Marks]
Q.3. Calculate the size of the largest possible UDP message. (Hint: the entire UDP message must fit in an
datagram.) [5 Marks]
