Question 68Asked in UGC NET Computer Science, June 2015 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)

The maximum payload of a TCP segment is :

A65, 535
B65, 515
C65, 495
D65, 475

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Correct answer: (C) 65, 495

Explanation

The maximum payload of TCP segment is 65, 495 bytes. Because maximum IP packet is 65, 535 bytes out of which 20 is used for header. TCP header is 20 bytes. So, 2¹⁶ – 20 – 20 = 65535 – 40 = 65495 bytes left for TCP.

The maximum payload of a TCP segment is :

From UGC NET Computer Science PYQ, June 2015 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)