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`@@ -520,25 +520,25 @@ client.connect(41234, 'localhost', (err) => {`
`520`	`520`
`521`	`521`	`#### Note about UDP datagram size`
`522`	`522`
`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.
`525`	`525`
`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`
`528`	`528`	`(65,507 bytes = 65,535 − 8 bytes UDP header − 20 bytes IP header);`
`529`	`529`	`this is generally true for loopback interfaces, but such long datagram`
`530`	`530`	`messages are impractical for most hosts and networks.`
`531`	`531`
`532`	`532`	* 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
`535`	`535`	as the `MTU` for dial-up type applications), whether they arrive whole or in
`536`	`536`	`fragments.`
`537`	`537`
`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`
`540`	`540`	`very small, since most current link layer technologies, like Ethernet, have a`
`541`		- minimum `MTU` of `1500`.
	`541`	+ minimum `MTU` of 1500.
`542`	`542`
`543`	`543`	`It is impossible to know in advance the MTU of each link through which`
`544`	`544`	a packet might travel. Sending a datagram greater than the receiver `MTU` will

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