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What I want to know is why are AWS jumbo frames 9001 bytes?

• redox99 4y ago
  Because it's over 9000
  • bagels 4y ago
    Really, because of a meme?
• dehrmann 4y ago
  ISO compliance?
• wahern 4y ago
  From an older post by someone (@spaceprison) who seems familiar with the rationale: > 9001 bytes was the absolute max they could give to customers and still be able to do packet shenanigans. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838866 See post for more detailed context.