Maximum Segment Lifetime
Encyclopedia
Maximum segment lifetime is the time a TCP
segment
can exist in the internetwork
system. It is arbitrarily defined to be long.
Transmission Control Protocol
The Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP is one of the two original components of the suite, complementing the Internet Protocol , and therefore the entire suite is commonly referred to as TCP/IP...
segment
Protocol data unit
In telecommunications, the term protocol data unit has the following meanings:#Information that is delivered as a unit among peer entities of a network and that may contain control information, address information, or data....
can exist in the internetwork
Internetworking
Internetworking is the practice of connecting a computer network with other networks through the use of gateways that provide a common method of routing information packets between the networks...
system. It is arbitrarily defined to be long.