If you're interested in why it was originally increased to 10 segments, here's the RFC: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6928.html https://www.rfc-editor.org/r

If you're interested in why it was originally increased to 10 segments, here's the RFC: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6928.html https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6928.html. That was a decade ago, but I have no idea if the underlying fundamentals have changed since then. It's possible they still need to protect really bad connections, e.g. those in developing countries.