[c-nsp] C2960G and output drops

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 08:48:02AM -0700, Higham, Josh wrote:
> > GigabitEthernet0/10 is up, line protocol is up (connected) 
> >   5 minute input rate 19432000 bits/sec, 32108 packets/sec
> >   5 minute output rate 380792000 bits/sec, 46406 packets/sec
> > 
> > As you see, the ports are far from saturated, and even the 
> > load from all
> > "ingress" ports (380 Mbit + 27 Mbit + 26 Mbit) is far from 
> > the capacity
> > of the "egress" port (G0/10).
> 
> As an aside, you can get more accurate numbers by configuring
> 'load-interval 30' on each interface.  In the last discussion on this
> list I believe there wasn't an significant CPU impact.

Well, yes, of course.  It won't make a significant difference here,
though - on a macroscopic timescale ("minutes") the traffic is fairly
steady, and no big changes during the day.  

Short bursts (<10 seconds) won't be properly visible in these counters 
either way.

gert

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