[c-nsp] Dropped packets

Rodney Dunn rodunn at cisco.com
Thu Jun 16 13:34:03 EDT 2005


On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 07:30:13PM +0200, Fredrik.Jacobsson at enskilda.se wrote:
> Ooo, intresting.
> That would give some very intresting counter readings.
> 
> Thanks for the tip. 
> I wouldnt submit it though, taking your credit. :)

I'm asking you to please do it for me.

Seriously...

I can't make the time myself so maybe someone else can help me.



> 
> Thanks
> /Fredrik
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Dunn [mailto:rodunn at cisco.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 7:15 PM
> To: Fredrik.Jacobsson at enskilda.se
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Dropped packets
> 
> I've been meaning to submit this as a tech tip to the Packet
> Reader magazine. You have my permission to do it if it helps. :)
> 
> Configure a policy that has policing with conform action transmit
> exceed action transmit:
> 
> policy-map whydrop
>  class class-default
>    police 1300000 conform-action transmit  exceed-action transmit 
> 
> 
> then apply it to the interface out and do:
> 
> 100_#sh run int se 2/0
> Building configuration...
> 
> Current configuration : 128 bytes
> !
> interface Serial2/0
>  no ip address
>  shutdown
>  serial restart-delay 0
>  no clns route-cache
>  service-policy output whydrop
> end
> 
> 100_#sh policy-map int serial 2/0
>  Serial2/0 
> 
>   Service-policy output: whydrop
> 
>     Class-map: class-default (match-any)
>       0 packets, 0 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match: any 
>       police:
>           cir 1300000 bps, bc 46875 bytes
>         conformed 0 packets, 0 bytes; actions:
>           transmit 
>         exceeded 0 packets, 0 bytes; actions:
>           transmit 
>         conformed 0 bps, exceed 0 bps
> 100_#
> 
> 
> Watch for exceed packets.
> 
> The granularity of the policer to detect burst is much greater than
> some 30 second average in 'sh int'.
> 
> Most likely it's a burst from your LAN that is short lived.
> 
> Rodney
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 06:48:45PM +0200, Fredrik.Jacobsson at enskilda.se
> wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction...
> > I have two 2811 at a site. Each has one T1-interface (WIC-1T) for leased
> > line
> > wan-connection to HQ. (they also have a two-port T1 MFT-card each for
> phone
> > services)
> > 
> > Lately I've gotten output drops on both routers, even when we dont have
> > enough traffic to fill the buffers.
> > Perhaps like 10% bandwith usage, and still drops.
> > 
> > >sho int ser 0/0/0
> > Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up 
> >   Hardware is GT96K Serial
> >   Description: Blablabla
> >   Internet address is x.x.x.x/30
> >   MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 
> >      reliability 255/255, txload 14/255, rxload 1/255
> >   Encapsulation PPP, LCP Open
> >   Open: IPCP, loopback not set
> >   Keepalive set (10 sec)
> >   Last input 00:00:28, output 00:00:00, output hang never
> >   Last clearing of "show interface" counters 2d03h
> >   Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops:
> 607494
> >   Queueing strategy: weighted fair
> >   Output queue: 0/1000/64/607494 (size/max total/threshold/drops) 
> >      Conversations  0/18/256 (active/max active/max total)
> >      Reserved Conversations 0/0 (allocated/max allocated)
> >      Available Bandwidth 1158 kilobits/sec
> >   5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 63 packets/sec
> >   5 minute output rate 881000 bits/sec, 91 packets/sec
> >      11730227 packets input, 91596 bytes, 0 no buffer
> >      Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 1 giants, 0 throttles
> >      3 input errors, 3 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 3 abort
> >      8842506 packets output, 3950408912 bytes, 0 underruns
> >      0 output errors, 0 collisions, 3 interface resets
> >      0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
> >      0 carrier transitions
> >      DCD=up  DSR=up  DTR=up  RTS=up  CTS=up
> > 
> > Any suggestions for further troubleshooting is highly appreciated.
> > 
> > Interface configuration looks like this:
> > interface Serial0/0/0
> >  description Blablabla
> >  bandwidth 1544
> >  ip address x.x.x.x 255.255.255.252
> >  encapsulation ppp
> >  no cdp enable
> > 
> > I'm thinking the drops may have been introduces with the command:
> > network-clock-select 1 T1 0/1/0
> > So I'm going to revert back to the old setting tonight.
> > But then we get slip-errors on the MFT-interfaces, so it's not the way to
> go
> > for a permanent solution.
> > 
> > What, other than full usage of the available bandwith, may cause drops?
> > Any suggestions? cpu-usage is ok. we're (of course) using cef.
> > Were encrypting all wan-traffic. Would problems there be indicated by the
> > output drops counter on the interface? I think not.
> > 
> > We're currently using 12.3(11)T3
> > 
> > Thanks
> > /Fredrik Jacobsson
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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