When discussing Ethernet data, the terms frame and packet are often used interchangeably. Frames and packets are the electronic containers that carry our data from point-to-point by navigating LANs ...
When balancing traffic, network administrators often wish to avoid reordering Ethernet frames. For example, TCP suffers additional overheads when dealing with out-of-order packets. This goal is ...
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) for a protocol sets the top limit on how big its packets can be. However, the network devices they pass through, encapsulation, and other factors can complicate ...