[nsp] VLAN Traffic shaping not working on 6500

[Tim Stevenson]

I have asked the PM to fix this FAQ document. Thanks,

Tim

At 05:04 AM 2/4/2004, Sam Stickland observed:
>Tim Stevenson wrote:
>> 6500 does not do any *shaping*, it does policing/rate limiting. In
>> other words, we won't "smooth out a bursty flow" by buffering
>> traffic, we basically put a hard cap on usage.
>>
>> Both sup1 & sup2 support *ingress* policing only, and you need to
>> make sure you are using the right combination of CLI commands to
>> accomplish this, otherwise it won't work or won't work as expected.
>> There should be some example configs on cisco.com in the support
>> area, or use the config guide (which admittedly can be a bit hard to
>> follow).
>
>Yes particulary with quotes like this, that show up on a few google
>searches.
>
>"Q. Does the FWSM support traffic shaping?
>
>A. Traffic shaping is supported via the Catalyst 6500 line cards, which
>provide the VLAN interfaces to the FWSM.
>
>Q. Does the FWSM support QoS mechanisms and rate limiting?
>
>A. Yes, it supports all Catalyst 6500 QoS capabilities."
>
>    -
>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2706/products_qanda_item091
>86a00800c4fee.shtml


Tim Stevenson, tstevens at cisco.com
Routing & Switching CCIE #5561
Technical Marketing Engineer, Catalyst 6500
Cisco Systems, http://www.cisco.com
IP Phone: 408-526-6759
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