Which is/are the disadvantages of fragmentation?

Q.  Which of the following is/are the disadvantages of fragmentation?
- Published on 19 Oct 15

a. All the packets should exit via the same gateway
b. Overhead doesn't required to repeatedly fragment.
c. Dos attack will encounter.
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All the packets should exit via the same gateway
 

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  • Prajakta Pandit   -Posted on 16 Oct 15


      - Fragmentation is a state that occurs when data passes over networks.

      - The fragmentation caused by a small packet network is made transparent to network through which the packets will pass.

      - The main disadvantage of fragmentation is exit gateway, all the packets should exit via the same gateway.

      - It required overhead to repeatedly fragment and reassemble a large packet.

      - When a large packets arrives at a gateway, it breaks the packet into fragments.

      - Each fragment is then addressed to the same exit gateway.

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