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What is MSS (Maximum Segment Size)?

MSS (maximum segment size) limits the size of packets, or small chunks of data, that travel across a network, such as the Internet. All data that travels over a network is broken up into packets. Packets have several headers attached to them that contain information about their contents and destination. MSS measures the non-header portion…

Sanchit Agrawal

October 2, 2021

Basic Networking

Basic Networking, Maximum Segment size, MSS, MTU, network, networking, OSI, TCP, TCP/IP

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What is ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)?

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is an important protocol of the network layer in the OSI model, which helps find the MAC (Media Access Control) address given the system’s IP address. The ARP’s main task is to convert the 32-bit IP address (for IPv4) to a 48-bit MAC address. In other word, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)…

Sanchit Agrawal

September 30, 2021

Basic Networking

Address Resolution Protocol, ARP, Basic Networking, Data Link Layer, network, Network layer, networking, OSI

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