Fragmentation Formulas
Some formulas of fragmentation of the packets are listed below.
- Number of fragments of a packet = [Tex]\left\lceil \frac{Size\hspace{0.1cm} of\hspace{0.1cm}Packet}{MTU \hspace{0.1cm}of Network} \right\rceil [/Tex]
- The actual data bytes sent previously = Sum of the fragmentation offsets.
What is Fragmentation of a Packet?
The process of dividing the packet into smaller parts referred to as fragments when the maximum segment size of the network is smaller than the packet size is called fragmentation of a packet. The fragmented packets can be sent simultaneously with different routes to the different ports of the destination. The destination then performs the reassembly process for the received fragments.
In this article, we will explore the fragmentation of a packet in detail along with the fields of Ipv4 used for fragmentation. We will also discuss the steps of fragmentation and solve some examples of the fragmentation of a packet.