Re: [nsp] High CPU load causes HSSI protocol to drop - 11.1.17CA1 & CX-HIP

From: Avi Freedman (freedman@netaxs.com)
Date: Sat Mar 28 1998 - 19:49:19 EST


No, but we repeatedly see interface resets when the interfaces max out,
running Frame or SMDS, but not HDLC.

Avi

> I posted about this before in the context of FR over HSSI and Greg Ketell
> posted some useful stuff back, but the problem is wider and repeatable.
> I don't know if anyone else has seen this.
>
> 7513 & 7507, running 11.1.12CA1, 11.1.15CA1 and 11.1.17CA1 with CX-HIP,
> both under point to point HDLC through Digilinks, and running FR
> into a Cascade FR switch, appear to drop line protocol when the router
> hits high CPU load (for instance through oscillating lines or BGP
> recalculation). As this causes oscillating lines and BGP recalculation,
> this is a bad thing.
>
> Has anyone else seen this? (Bug Navigator hasn't). Does anyone have a fix?
> I have increased the broadcast queues and played with various LMI timers
> for the FR stuff which mitigated the problem a little on the FR side.
> It appears to be perfectly repeatable (unfortunately today gave me the
> chance to test this...)
>
> --
> Alex Bligh
> GX Networks (formerly Xara Networks)
>
>



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