That's a good point! How would the router even know that a packet was
dropped in the cloud? It wouldn't.
Thanks for the correction,
John
> One quick correction on the reply below. The dropped packet
> counter in the "show frame-relay pvc" is defined as the
> following:
>
> dropped pkts: Number of incoming and outgoing packets dropped
> by the router at the Frame Relay level.
>
> So the counter it is not reflecting the amount of packets
> dropped in the Frame-relay cloud, but by the local router.
>
> Also AT&T should be able to provide you with a report for your
> port off of their switch. I would contact your sales rep and
> demand one.
>
> Dan
>
>
> >From: John Neiberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: John Neiberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: OT: Justifying CIR Increases
> >Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 11:25:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >At a router command line, type "show frame pvc". Look at the stats for
In
> >DE Pkts and Dropped Packets for the PVC in question. This will show you
> >the
> >number of packets that crossed that PVC while over your CIR, and also
the
> >actual number of packets dropped.
> >
> >It's probably best to clear your counters first and then wait a day or
so
> >to
> >get a more accurate indication of what is currently happening on that
> >circuit.
> >
> >HTH,
> >
> >John Neiberger
> >
> > > How do you justify increasing CIRs? My manager wants to know if I
> >am/AT&T's
> > > network is dropping packets on the PVC. We exceed the CIR of 16k for
up
> >to
> > > 90k sometimes - but my manager doesn't see a problem with this since
no
> >one
> > > at AT&T can confirm 100% that we are dropping packets when we see
> >congestion
> > > on the PVC.
> > >
> > > How do you convince management that running at 90k on a 16k CIR for
> >days
> > > means that the CIR needs to be upgraded?
> > >
> > > Please help!
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