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doc: remove excessive formatting in dgram.md
PR-URL: #35234 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
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#### Note about UDP datagram size
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The maximum size of an `IPv4/v6` datagram depends on the `MTU`
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(_Maximum Transmission Unit_) and on the `Payload Length` field size.
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The maximum size of an IPv4/v6 datagram depends on the `MTU`
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(Maximum Transmission Unit) and on the `Payload Length` field size.
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* The `Payload Length` field is `16 bits` wide, which means that a normal
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payload cannot exceed 64K octets _including_ the internet header and data
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* The `Payload Length` field is 16 bits wide, which means that a normal
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payload cannot exceed 64K octets including the internet header and data
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(65,507 bytes = 65,535 − 8 bytes UDP header − 20 bytes IP header);
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this is generally true for loopback interfaces, but such long datagram
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messages are impractical for most hosts and networks.
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* The `MTU` is the largest size a given link layer technology can support for
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datagram messages. For any link, `IPv4` mandates a minimum `MTU` of `68`
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octets, while the recommended `MTU` for IPv4 is `576` (typically recommended
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datagram messages. For any link, IPv4 mandates a minimum `MTU` of 68
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octets, while the recommended `MTU` for IPv4 is 576 (typically recommended
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as the `MTU` for dial-up type applications), whether they arrive whole or in
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fragments.
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For `IPv6`, the minimum `MTU` is `1280` octets, however, the mandatory minimum
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fragment reassembly buffer size is `1500` octets. The value of `68` octets is
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For IPv6, the minimum `MTU` is 1280 octets. However, the mandatory minimum
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fragment reassembly buffer size is 1500 octets. The value of 68 octets is
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very small, since most current link layer technologies, like Ethernet, have a
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minimum `MTU` of `1500`.
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minimum `MTU` of 1500.
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It is impossible to know in advance the MTU of each link through which
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a packet might travel. Sending a datagram greater than the receiver `MTU` will

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