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		fulafel 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's Always TCP_NODELAY Are you theorizing a CSMA related motivation or benefit in the Nagle algorithm or is this a tangential anecdote of those times?

throwway120385 5 months ago [–]

CSMA 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 5 months ago | [–]

So 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)

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