@@ -520,25 +520,25 @@ client.connect(41234, 'localhost', (err) => {
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521521#### Note about UDP datagram size
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523- The maximum size of an ` IPv4/v6 ` datagram depends on the ` MTU `
524- (_ Maximum Transmission Unit _ ) and on the ` Payload Length ` field size.
523+ The maximum size of an IPv4/v6 datagram depends on the ` MTU `
524+ (Maximum Transmission Unit ) and on the ` Payload Length ` field size.
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526- * The ` Payload Length ` field is ` 16 bits ` wide, which means that a normal
527- payload cannot exceed 64K octets _ including _ the internet header and data
526+ * The ` Payload Length ` field is 16 bits wide, which means that a normal
527+ payload cannot exceed 64K octets including the internet header and data
528528 (65,507 bytes = 65,535 − 8 bytes UDP header − 20 bytes IP header);
529529 this is generally true for loopback interfaces, but such long datagram
530530 messages are impractical for most hosts and networks.
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532532* The ` MTU ` is the largest size a given link layer technology can support for
533- datagram messages. For any link, ` IPv4 ` mandates a minimum ` MTU ` of ` 68 `
534- octets, while the recommended ` MTU ` for IPv4 is ` 576 ` (typically recommended
533+ datagram messages. For any link, IPv4 mandates a minimum ` MTU ` of 68
534+ octets, while the recommended ` MTU ` for IPv4 is 576 (typically recommended
535535 as the ` MTU ` for dial-up type applications), whether they arrive whole or in
536536 fragments.
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538- For ` IPv6 ` , the minimum ` MTU ` is ` 1280 ` octets, however , the mandatory minimum
539- fragment reassembly buffer size is ` 1500 ` octets. The value of ` 68 ` octets is
538+ For IPv6, the minimum ` MTU ` is 1280 octets. However , the mandatory minimum
539+ fragment reassembly buffer size is 1500 octets. The value of 68 octets is
540540 very small, since most current link layer technologies, like Ethernet, have a
541- minimum ` MTU ` of ` 1500 ` .
541+ minimum ` MTU ` of 1500.
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543543It is impossible to know in advance the MTU of each link through which
544544a packet might travel. Sending a datagram greater than the receiver ` MTU ` will
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