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GATE CSE 2018 · Q13

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Official answer: C) P-IV, Q-I, R-II, S-III

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Let us check the lengths of the given network protocol fields:

  • P. UDP Header's Port Number: Both Source and Destination port numbers in the UDP header are 16 bits16\text{ bits} (2 bytes) each →\rightarrow IV.

  • Q. Ethernet MAC Address: An Ethernet MAC address is a 48-bit (6-byte) physical address →\rightarrow I.

  • R. IPv6 Next Header: The Next Header field in the base IPv6 header specifies the type of the next header/protocol and is 8 bits8\text{ bits} (1 byte) →\rightarrow II.

  • S. TCP Header's Sequence Number: The Sequence Number field in the TCP header is 32 bits32\text{ bits} (4 bytes) long →\rightarrow III.

Matching pairs:

P-IV, Q-I, R-II, S-III\text{P-IV, Q-I, R-II, S-III}

Hence, Option C is the correct answer.

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