CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 324

Which of the following bandwidth management techniques uses butters at the client side to prevent TCP retransmissions from occurring when the ISP starts to drop packets of specific types that exceed the agreed traffic rate?

Answer options

• A. Traffic shaping
• B. Traffic policing
• C. Traffic marking
• D. Traffic prioritization

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Traffic shaping is the correct answer because it utilizes buffers to manage and control the flow of packets, reducing the likelihood of TCP retransmissions when packet loss occurs. The other options, such as traffic policing, traffic marking, and traffic prioritization, do not specifically address the use of client-side buffers to mitigate retransmissions in the same way.