If the rate at which packets arrive and queue up exceeds the rate at which packets can be transmitted,the queue size grows without bound and the delay experienced by a packet goes to infinity.

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This statement describes the phenomenon of "bufferbloat" and is true. When packets arrive faster than the network can transmit them, the buffer (queue) fills up and packets experience increasing delays as they wait to be transmitted. If the arrival rate continues to exceed the transmission rate, the queue size will continue to grow until it runs out of memory, causing dropped packets and severe network congestion. This can lead to extremely high latencies and poor network performance.

If the Rate at Which Packets Arrive and Queue Up