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Maximum Transmission Unit

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In networking, maximum transmission unit (MTU) is a measurement representing the largest data packet that a network-connected device will accept. Imagine it as being like a height limit for freeway underpasses or tunnels: Cars and trucks that exceed the height limit cannot fit through, just as packets that exceed the MTU of a network cannot pass through that network.

https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-mtu/

The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of a network link is the maximum size of packet that can be sent across that network link. It is common for all links in a network to be configured with the same MTU to reduce the need to fragment packets as they traverse the network, which can significantly lower the performance of the network

https://projectcalico.docs.tigera.io/about/about-networking

Most networks have links with an MTU of 1,500 bytes, but some networks support MTUs of 9,000 bytes

https://projectcalico.docs.tigera.io/about/about-networking

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