<Table> <Tr> <Th> Media for IP transport </Th> <Th> Maximum transmission unit ( bytes ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Internet IPv4 path MTU </Td> <Td> At least 68 , max of 64 KiB </Td> <Td> Practical path MTUs are generally higher . Systems may use Path MTU Discovery to find the actual path MTU . Routing from larger MTU to smaller MTU causes IP fragmentation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Internet IPv6 path MTU </Td> <Td> At least 1280 , max of 64 KiB , but up to 4 GiB with optional jumbogram </Td> <Td> Practical path MTUs are generally higher . Systems must use Path MTU Discovery to find the actual path MTU . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet v2 </Td> <Td> 1500 </Td> <Td> Nearly all IP over Ethernet implementations use the Ethernet V2 frame format . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet with LLC and SNAP </Td> <Td> 1492 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet jumbo frames </Td> <Td> 1501 -- 9198 or more </Td> <Td> The limit varies by vendor . For correct interoperation , the whole Ethernet network ( segment ) must support the same maximum frame size . Jumbo frames are usually only seen in special - purpose networks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PPPoE v2 </Td> <Td> 1492 </Td> <Td> Ethernet v2 MTU ( 1500 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DS - Lite over PPPoE </Td> <Td> 1452 </Td> <Td> Ethernet v2 MTU ( 1500 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) and IPv6 header ( 40 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PPPoE jumbo frames </Td> <Td> 1493 -- 9190 or more </Td> <Td> Ethernet Jumbo Frame MTU ( 1501 - 9198 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> WLAN ( 802.11 ) </Td> <Td> 2304 </Td> <Td> The maximum MSDU size is 2304 before encryption . WEP will add 8 bytes , WPA - TKIP 20 bytes , and WPA2 - CCMP 16 bytes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Token Ring ( 802.5 ) </Td> <Td> 4464 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> FDDI </Td> <Td> 4352 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Media for IP transport </Th> <Th> Maximum transmission unit ( bytes ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Internet IPv4 path MTU </Td> <Td> At least 68 , max of 64 KiB </Td> <Td> Practical path MTUs are generally higher . Systems may use Path MTU Discovery to find the actual path MTU . Routing from larger MTU to smaller MTU causes IP fragmentation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Internet IPv6 path MTU </Td> <Td> At least 1280 , max of 64 KiB , but up to 4 GiB with optional jumbogram </Td> <Td> Practical path MTUs are generally higher . Systems must use Path MTU Discovery to find the actual path MTU . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet v2 </Td> <Td> 1500 </Td> <Td> Nearly all IP over Ethernet implementations use the Ethernet V2 frame format . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet with LLC and SNAP </Td> <Td> 1492 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethernet jumbo frames </Td> <Td> 1501 -- 9198 or more </Td> <Td> The limit varies by vendor . For correct interoperation , the whole Ethernet network ( segment ) must support the same maximum frame size . Jumbo frames are usually only seen in special - purpose networks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PPPoE v2 </Td> <Td> 1492 </Td> <Td> Ethernet v2 MTU ( 1500 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DS - Lite over PPPoE </Td> <Td> 1452 </Td> <Td> Ethernet v2 MTU ( 1500 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) and IPv6 header ( 40 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PPPoE jumbo frames </Td> <Td> 1493 -- 9190 or more </Td> <Td> Ethernet Jumbo Frame MTU ( 1501 - 9198 ) less PPPoE header ( 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> WLAN ( 802.11 ) </Td> <Td> 2304 </Td> <Td> The maximum MSDU size is 2304 before encryption . WEP will add 8 bytes , WPA - TKIP 20 bytes , and WPA2 - CCMP 16 bytes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Token Ring ( 802.5 ) </Td> <Td> 4464 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> FDDI </Td> <Td> 4352 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the maximum size of an ip packet for ipv4 or ipv6
what is the maximum size of an ip packet for ipv4 or ipv6
max of 64 KiB
max of 64 KiB