What is the largest Safe UDP Packet Size on the Internet

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It is true that a typical IPv4 header is 20 bytes, and the UDP header is 8 bytes. However it is possible to include IP options which can increase the size of the IP header to as much as 60 bytes. In addition, sometimes it is necessary for intermediate nodes to encapsulate datagrams inside of another protocol such as IPsec (used for VPNs and the like) in order to route the packet to its destination. So if you do not know the MTU on your particular network path, it is best to leave a reasonable margin for other header information that you may not have anticipated. A 512-byte UDP payload is generally considered to do that, although even that does not leave quite enough space for a maximum size IP header.

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