Re: [nsp] Deferred Packets

From: Rob Thomas (robt@cymru.com)
Date: Thu Dec 14 2000 - 12:28:12 EST


> Anyone else seen this? Normal? Causes of deferred packets are?

From the following Cisco URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios111/ca111/fechan.htm#xtocid2899518

deferred - Deferred indicates that the chip had to defer while ready to
transmit a frame because the carrier was asserted.

In other words, it sounds like the wire was busy (Carrier Sense part of
CSMA/CD).

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Rob Thomas
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