Networking - Maximum Transfer Unit, MTU

Explain Maximum Transfer Unit, MTU.

- MTU specifies the largest packet size of data that can be transferred across a network.
- They are generally limited by the by the type of connection, but at times are adjusted in a computer's network settings.
- Higher MTU will allow more data to be transferred at once as the connection with the higher MTU have more bandwidth than the lower MTU's.
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