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Packet Size
The maximum transfer unit (MTU) for data on the Ethernet is 1500 bytes. Network performance and efficiency increase with packet size up to the MTU for the medium. Packets that are larger than the media's MTU must be broken into smaller packets (fragmented) to fit within the medium's MTU. Applications and services must be configured to transmit MTU size packets.
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