MTU

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit. The maximum amount of data that can be sent across an interface without being broken up into more than one message or packet. cf MSS.

For more information see:

• www.psc.edu/~mathis/MTU
• www.dslreports.com/faq/695
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314496/EN-US/ - Default MTU size for different network topologies.