Jerome Etienne wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I look for the reasons behind 1280bytes as minimal IPv6 MTU. Where can
> i find informations to answer questions such as "how it has been choosen ?"
> or "why 1280 and not 1024 or 1500 ?"
The size was chosen so that most packets would get through without
fragmentation. Much more detailed reasons can be found from the mailing list
archive, try this address:
http://www.wcug.wwu.edu/lists/ipng/199711/msg00052.html
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