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Are you theorizing a CSMA related motivation or benefit in the Nagle algorithm or is this a tangential anecdote of those times?
by fulafel 10mo ago
Are you theorizing a CSMA related motivation or benefit in the Nagle algorithm or is this a tangential anecdote of those times?
- throwway120385 10mo agoCSMA further limits the throughput of the network in cases where you're sending lots of small transmissions by making sure that you're always contending for the carrier.
- fulafel 10mo agoSo I guess the answer is that CSMA networks get congested more easily and Nagle saves some traffic. (Applies to modern world as well in wifi)