Imagine that each user needs 500 kbps of download speed and that they are active for just 25% of the time. If we want to guarantee that customer demands are satisfied with a probability of at least 0.9 while using packet switching, how many users can we multiplex onto an 8 Mbps connection? What are the benefits of multiplexing in terms of statistics when applied to this situation?

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Imagine that each user needs 500 kbps of download speed and that they are active for just 25% of the time. If we want to guarantee that customer demands are satisfied with a probability of at least 0.9 while using packet switching, how many users can we multiplex onto an 8 Mbps connection? What are the benefits of multiplexing in terms of statistics when applied to this situation?

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Packet-Switching:

With the packet-switching technique of data transmission via a network, big messages are divided into smaller ones called packets. Each packet includes a portion of the message's data as well as details about its destination address as well as the order in which the message's packets are sent.

A packet is routed via the network when it is transmitted depending on the destination and the current infrastructure configuration. Depending on variables like data traffic, available bandwidth, and route restrictions, each packet may travel the network through a different route.

 

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