Network congestion has resulted in the source learning of the loss of TCP segments that were sent to the destination. What is one way that the TCP protocol addresses this?

Network congestion has resulted in the source learning of the loss of TCP segments that were sent to the destination. What is one way that the TCP protocol addresses this?

• The source decreases the amount of data that it transmits before it receives an acknowledgement from the destination.
• The source decreases the window size to decrease the rate of transmission from the destination.
• The destination decreases the window size.
• The destination sends fewer acknowledgement messages in order to conserve bandwidth.

Explanation: If the source determines that the TCP segments are either not being acknowledged or are not acknowledged in a timely manner, then it can reduce the number of bytes it sends before receiving an acknowledgment. This does not involve changing the window in the segment header. The source does not decrease the window that is sent in the segment header. The window in the segment header is adjusted by the destination host when it is receiving data faster than it can process it, not when network congestion is encountered.

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