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		fulafel 13 days 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 12 days 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 12 days 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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