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Comment by throwway120385

1 day ago

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.

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fulafel  1 day ago

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)

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