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packet-size
- Apr 22, 2026 MTU and Fragmentation Across a VPC Boundary Why the usable MTU inside a virtual network is smaller than the physical link MTU, how encapsulation and translation each consume bytes, and what happens when a packet that needs fragmenting is dropped instead. cloud infrastructure
- Nov 22, 2024 Serialization Delay and the Cost of Small Packets Why shrinking packets reduces queueing delay but raises packet rate, header overhead, and per-packet forwarding cost, and where the crossover sits. networking