When an out-of-order data segment is received, the Fast Retransmit process requires the receiver to immediately send which of the following?
A)duplicate ACKs
B)core services
C)byte streams
D)lost segments

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Fast Retransmit is triggered by the receiver sending duplicate acknowledgements (ACKs) when an out-of-order segment is received, indicating that a segment was lost or received out of order and suggesting the sender to retransmit the missing data without waiting for a timeout.

When an Out-Of-Order Data Segment Is Received, the Fast Retransmit