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MTU

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000781

Maximum Transmission Unit, the largest size of a data packet or frame that can be transmitted over a network without fragmentation. Exceeding the MTU causes the packet to be broken into smaller pieces, which can introduce overhead and reduce efficiency. The standard Ethernet MTU is 1500 bytes, while some network technologies like Jumbo Frames support larger sizes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000781
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectBits and Bytes
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000781",
  "term": "MTU",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "Maximum Transmission Unit, the largest size of a data packet or frame that can be transmitted over a network without fragmentation. Exceeding the MTU causes the packet to be broken into smaller pieces, which can introduce overhead and reduce efficiency. The standard Ethernet MTU is 1500 bytes, while some network technologies like Jumbo Frames support larger sizes.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/mtu/"
}

Record 863 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.