Maximizing TCP Throughput in Linux: Understanding and Tuning Send and Receive Buffers

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A standard performance tuning recommendation for distributed systems running on Linux is to adjust the tcp_rmem and tcp_wmem Kernel tunables. But what are these? Why are they important? How do they work?

In today's article, we are going to explore the tcp_rmem (Receive Buffer) and tcp_wmem (Send Buffer) work and how to…