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Lectures notes for 2010 - KTH

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Maximum Segment Size<br />

• The Maximum Segment Size (MSS) is the largest amount of data TCP<br />

will send to the other side<br />

• MSS can be announced in the options field of the TCP header during<br />

connection establishment<br />

• If a MSS is not announced ⇒ a default value of 536 is assumed<br />

• In general, the larger MSS is the better -- until fragmentation occurs<br />

• As when fragmentation occurs the overhead increases!<br />

Maguire TCP header continued 5: 13 of 77<br />

maguire@kth.se <strong>2010</strong>.03.21 Internetworking/Internetteknik

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