Comment by fulafel
2 days ago
Are you theorizing a CSMA related motivation or benefit in the Nagle algorithm or is this a tangential anecdote of those times?
2 days ago
Are you theorizing a CSMA related motivation or benefit in the Nagle algorithm or is this a tangential anecdote of those times?
CSMA further limits the throughput of the network in cases where you're sending lots of small transmissions by making sure that you're always contending for the carrier.
So I guess the answer is that CSMA networks get congested more easily and Nagle saves some traffic. (Applies to modern world as well in wifi)