Computer networks notes
TCP Segment, MTU, MSS & Fragmentation
The segment header, size limits on the wire, and what happens when data is too big. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 10 minutes in all.
- Chapter 17 of 31
- About 10 minutes
- 7 sections
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In this chapter
- The TCP segment header
- The control flags
- MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit
- MSS: Maximum Segment Size
- IP fragmentation
- Path MTU Discovery
- The DF bit
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