The Nagle Algorithm
The Nagle Algorithm (IETF RFC 896) is used within TCP/IP to automatically
concatenate a number of small buffer messages; this process (called nagling)
increases the efficiency of a networks application system by decreasing
the number of packets that must be sent (enabled is the standard TCP/IP
configuration). TCP/IP allows for the enabling or disabling of the
Nagle Algorithm. Use the setsockopt function with TCP_NODELAY set to TRUE
for disabled or FALSE for enabled. An example of enabling/disabling the
Nagle Algorithm is contained within the client and server source code
as a new command line argument (n=0 for enabling, n=1 for disabling).
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