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From: ogud@CHAKRA.CS.UMD.EDU (Olafur Gudmundsson)
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Subject: Re: Packet size distribution
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Date: 17 May 88 18:10:54 GMT
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> Does anyone have any data on the distribution of packet sizes on an
> Ethernet? 

I have some that shows that most of the traffic is either verry small 
packets <120 or big >= 1024.  

The packet size is dependant on type of machines, protcols and usage. 
The statistics that have been collected here are for large Ethernet
with over 100 Ethernet devices 90 of which are WS (all have their own
disk). 

If there is intrest I can post the main results.
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