RE: Average Ethernet packet length

I saw an article a while back that showed spikes at 64 bytes (TCP handshake,
increased with web growth), 590 bytes (576 byte min mtu), and 1518 bytes
(Ethernet max).  This was a few years old.  I don't know if it listed an
average.  I'll try to dig it up.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Timothy Behne [SMTP:TimothyB(_at_)microwavenetworks(_dot_)com]
        Sent:   Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:15 AM
        To:     'ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org'
        Subject:        Average Ethernet packet length


        > Hi,
        > 
        > A recent thread suggested something interesting - an average
Ethernet/IP
        > packet length of 500 bytes.  Has there been any work done in the
area of
        > finding average packet lengths, bandwidth usage, etc. of typical
(read:
        > unknown) networks?  Are there any "rules of thumb" values that are
        > typically used?
        > 
        > Thanks,
        > 
        > Tim Behne
        > Signal Processing Engineer
        > Tadiran Microwave Networks
        > 1000 Greenbriar, Ste 100A
        > Stafford, Texas 77477
        > timothyb(_at_)microwavenetworks(_dot_)com
        >