Home›Articles›How the network layer handles packets that are too largeArticleHow the network layer handles packets that are too largeArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnNetwork layer, Concepts Well-attested SourcesNetwork layer (Wikipedia)Section: Fragmentation of Internet Protocol packetsQuote, Section: Fragmentation of Internet Protocol packetsThe network layer is responsible for fragmentation and reassembly for IPv4 packets that are larger than the smallest MTU of all the intermediate links on the packet's path to its destination.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.