> Enlighten me -- wouldn't it make more sense to send the next
> entire TCP buffer in one ethernet frame instead of just sending
> 48 bytes? You'd lose out on each 48 bytes of the ethernet frame,
> but you woulnd't lose the 1400 bytes every other frame like we
> are now.
That would raise the latency. The rule for tcp is a maximum of one partial
frame outstanding. TCP basically doesnt work for window < 3*MSS. Consider
it a design constraint
If anything you would drop the MSS advertised to keep it 1/3 of MTU
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