Jumbo Frames

NOTE: Only the Intel® PRO/1000 family of adapters supports Jumbo frames.

Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames that are larger than 1518 bytes. You can use jumbo frames to reduce server CPU utilization and improve wire efficiency.

By putting more data in fewer packets, jumbo frames can increase throughput and decrease CPU utilization. However, additional latency may be introduced.

End-to-end network hardware must support this capability otherwise packets will be dropped.

To configure jumbo frames at the switch, consult your network administrator or switch User's Guide.

NOTE: The jumbo frames setting at the switch must be set to at least 8 bytes larger than the adapter setting for Windows* operating systems, and at least 22 bytes larger for all other operating systems.


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