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maximum transmission unit

size of the largest network layer protocol data unit that can be communicated in a single network transaction
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maximum transmission unit

Summary

maximum transmission unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • maximum transmission unit's subclass of is recorded as unit[2].
  • maximum transmission unit's part of is recorded as communication protocol[3].
  • maximum transmission unit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0580b[4].
  • maximum transmission unit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MTU'}[5].
  • maximum transmission unit's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 125615248[6].

Why It Matters

maximum transmission unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → unit
    Part of → communication protocol
    Aliases → —
    Part of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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