From: chris kane (cakane@insight.rr.com)
Date: Wed Oct 22 2003 - 23:12:58 GMT-3
> Hello,
>
> Can someone tell me why the MTU for IP networks is 1500 bytes.
> I konw that the standard for ethernet 1500, but I am wondering why this
was
> picked..
> Why was an MTU of a1000 picked or what not an MTU of 5000.
> Also apart from ethernet why does the MTU of serial interfaces default of
> 1500 Bytes.
>
> Was this an optimal value for something..?? maybe a trade off between
packet
> header overhead with small MTU and increasing number of errors with larger
> packets...??
>
> I have a problem getting a good answer for this, I asked one on the
experts
> at work, but he said just thats the way it always was...???
>
> Any help appreicated.
> Kind regards.
> Paul.
Here are some of the articles that I found
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/networks/advanced/jumbo/jumbo.html
http://www.nwfusion.com/forum/0223jumboyes.html
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