It’s a common benchmarking practice to take multiple measurements of throughput or latency, each using a different packet size. There’s no one right answer as to which packet size represents the ‘best ...

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 ...

Messages and data travel around networks in a packet. A packet is a structure that carries a segment of data. The recommended packet size is different depending on network types. Wireless network have ...

I did not know they went that high. You most likely won't have any retransmission requests or errors, so the only thing to really worry about is latency, are you using an application that requires ...

The Internet transmits data to and from computers and networks via packets. The term "packet loss" describes the event in which a data packet fails to reach its destination. Organizations that are ...

Interface packet loss provides indications of link problems that shouldn’t go ignored. But then you have to decide on an alerting threshold that indicates a problem without creating too many false ...

The MTU handling in OS X Mountain Lion may not work with the configuration for some Web servers, and might need to be adjusted. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

Packet queues are a core component of any network stack or device. They allow for asynchronous modules to communicate, increase performance and have the side effect of impacting latency. This article ...