While designing a new network protocol for a Mars Rover. The rover will send data back to Earth, which is approximately 225 million kilometers away at its furthest point. Given the speed of light is about 300,000 kilometers per second, what would be the minimum round-trip time for a packet of data? How would this latency impact the design of your protocol, especially in terms of error handling and retransmission strategies? Discuss the potential challenges and propose possible solutions.

While designing a new network protocol for a Mars Rover. The rover will send data back to Earth, which is approximately 225 million kilometers away at its furthest point. Given the speed of light is about 300,000 kilometers per second, what would be the minimum round-trip time for a packet of data? How would this latency impact the design of your protocol, especially in terms of error handling and retransmission strategies? Discuss the potential challenges and propose possible solutions.

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Chapter9: Computer Networks

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