Jumbo just means larger than standard. Given that there are so many standards to choose from... well you get the idea.
To add to the confusion, to IEEE 802.3, jumbo means 1536 (I think I got the number right). This is for extra large Ethernet headers with a 1500 byte payload. They use "superjumbo" to refer to 9kB, etc. It is really important that we do not standardize 9k or any other fixed MTU as the new Internet cell size. The intent of 4821 was to permit the Internet to support diverse MTUs at all scales. With a couple of additional clicks on Moore's Law 9k is likely to be deemed too small, but we really don't want to have to do any part of this over again. BTW for some background on the wider problem check out http://www.psc.edu/~mathis/MTU THanks, --MM-- ------------------------------------------- Matt Mathis http://www.psc.edu/~mathis Work:412.268.3319 Home/Cell:412.654.7529 ------------------------------------------- Evil is defined by mortals who think they know "The Truth" and use force to apply it to others. _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
