Articles By: Phil Dykstra

Why Ethernet Needs Jumbo Frames

Why Ethernet Needs Jumbo Frames

Whether or not Gigabit Ethernet (and beyond) should support frame sizes (i.e. packets) larger than 1500 bytes has been a topic of great debate. With the explosive growth of Gigabit ethernet, the impact of this decision is critically important and will affect Internet performance for years to come. Most of the debate about jumbo frames [...]