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Maximum segment lifetime

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Maximum Segment Lifetime is the time a TCP segment can exist in the internetwork system. It is arbitrarily defined to be 2 minutes long.

References

"RFC 793". Transmission Control Protocol. Retrieved December 05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)