Breaking an IP datagram (packet) into pieces in order to be sent across a transmission link with a frame size smaller than the datagram. Performed in a router, the header of the original IP packet is ...

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 ...

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 ...