> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Sims [mailto:rbs AT BU DOT EDU]
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:25 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Tivoli Packet sizes..
> 
> 
> If the context is TCP/IP, then it may be mean much...
> TCP/IP has architecturally limited MTU sizes, where the 
> standard Ethernet MTU
> size is 1500.  Jumbo Frames with gige boost that to 9000, but 
> from what I've
> read Jumbo Frames is non-standard.  And you may be cut down 
> anyway by the Path
> MTU Discovery.  Larger packets need to be subdivided to be 
> transmitted, then be
> reassembled at their destination, in the right order, after 
> receiving all.

We really need as large a packet size as possible.  Will TSM send the at the 
largest possible MTU by default?  As you pointed out Richard, we want to pack 
as much data into the fewest number of packets to increase throughput.  

Thanks.
Peter