On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Sharad Joshi wrote:
> This ques is not generally related to linux-networking so appologies in
> advance.
>
> Now to the ques-- why, the minimum ethernet datasize is 46 bytes? Why
> not zero or any other figure. Is there any historical reason behind this?
> Or any hardware related issue (performance or something?)
>
The minimum size of an ethernet frame is 64 bytes; this is to ensure that
the first byte of the frame reaches the receiver before the last byte is
transmitted. Given that there are 18 bytes of header and framce check
sequence in an ethernet frame, the minimum data size if 46 bytes.
-Tom
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