@@ -516,25 +516,25 @@ client.connect(41234, 'localhost', (err) => {
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517517#### Note about UDP datagram size
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519- The maximum size of an ` IPv4/v6` datagram depends on the `MTU`
520- (_Maximum Transmission Unit_ ) and on the `Payload Length` field size.
519+ The maximum size of an IPv4/v6 datagram depends on the `MTU`
520+ (Maximum Transmission Unit ) and on the `Payload Length` field size.
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522- * The `Payload Length` field is ` 16 bits` wide, which means that a normal
523- payload cannot exceed 64K octets _including_ the internet header and data
522+ * The `Payload Length` field is 16 bits wide, which means that a normal
523+ payload cannot exceed 64K octets including the internet header and data
524524 (65,507 bytes = 65,535 − 8 bytes UDP header − 20 bytes IP header);
525525 this is generally true for loopback interfaces, but such long datagram
526526 messages are impractical for most hosts and networks.
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528528* The `MTU` is the largest size a given link layer technology can support for
529- datagram messages. For any link, ` IPv4` mandates a minimum `MTU` of `68`
530- octets, while the recommended `MTU` for IPv4 is ` 576` (typically recommended
529+ datagram messages. For any link, IPv4 mandates a minimum `MTU` of 68
530+ octets, while the recommended `MTU` for IPv4 is 576 (typically recommended
531531 as the `MTU` for dial-up type applications), whether they arrive whole or in
532532 fragments.
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534- For ` IPv6` , the minimum `MTU` is ` 1280` octets, however , the mandatory minimum
535- fragment reassembly buffer size is ` 1500` octets. The value of `68` octets is
534+ For IPv6, the minimum `MTU` is 1280 octets. However , the mandatory minimum
535+ fragment reassembly buffer size is 1500 octets. The value of 68 octets is
536536 very small, since most current link layer technologies, like Ethernet, have a
537- minimum `MTU` of ` 1500` .
537+ minimum `MTU` of 1500.
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539539It is impossible to know in advance the MTU of each link through which
540540a packet might travel. Sending a datagram greater than the receiver `MTU` will
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