Question

Consider sending a 10000-byte datagram into a link that has an MTU of 4468 bytes. Suppose the original datagram is stamped with the identification number 218. How many fragments are generated? What are the values in the various fields in the IP datagram(s) generated related to fragmentation?

Answer 1

Number of fragments is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The maximum size of data field in each fragment = 4468 - 20(IP Header)

= 4448 bytes

Hence, the number of required fragment = (10000 - 20)/4448

= 3

Fragment 1

Id = 218

offset = 0

total length = 4468 bytes

flag = 1

Fragment 2

Id = 218

offset = 556

total length = 4468 bytes

flag = 1

Fragment 3

Id = 218

offset = 1112

total length = 1144 bytes

flag = 0