[c-nsp] jumbo frames

[Dave Temkin]

You're correct, there's really no downside.  Just watch the MTU's on your
SVI's..

-Dave


On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Tim Winders wrote:

> The discussion on MPLS got me thinking about jumbo frames.  Is there any
> reason NOT to set jumbo frames to 9216 if both ends of the link support
> it?
>
> On switches such as the 3560G-GE where you have to set a global MTU, is
> there any reason not to set the global MTU to 9198?  In most of my cases,
> end workstations will not be configured for jumbo frames, but the trunk
> back to the core would support jumbo frames and there might be an
> occasional server that would support jumbo frames.
>
> I have stayed away from jumbo frames as I had been told that all devices
> in the network must support jumbo frames.  Leaving the MTU at 1500 seemed
> the "safest" bet.  I'm not wondering what I am losing by doing this and
> what troubles I might find myself in if I suddenly start to enable jumbo
> frames on my network.
>
> --
>
> Tim Winders
> Associate Dean of Information Technology
> South Plains College
> Levelland, TX 79336
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