Michael L. Williams wrote: > > I don't think it's a limitation so much as a guideline.
Yes. The 70% average utilization threshold for WANs is just a guideline. I'm the one who introduced it to Cisco documentation when I put it in the Designing Cisco Networks course! ;-) And I got it from the guideline we used when I did network consulting for Network General (now Network Associates). The reason we chose 70% was just to make sure that most traffic could still get through even if there were bursts. It's 70% in a 10-minute window, by the way. Utilization stats only make sense, by the way, if you include a timeframe. Take baseball for example. We can all think of someone who has a really high batting average for this season or maybe just for this week, but their average for the last few years or their lifetime average sucks. (Maybe steroids have something to do with that. ;-) > And > this guideline > applies to the circuit, not the router hardware. There are > other criteria > used to judge if the router needs to be beefed up, like looking > at CPU load, > memory, etc..... Indeed. Good points. ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com > > Mike W. > > "Jeffrey Reed" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Is the limitation in the router hardware or the WAN circuit > itself? > > > > > > Jeffrey Reed > > Classic Networking, Inc. > > Cell 717-805-5536 > > Office 717-737-8586 > > FAX 717-737-0290 > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=49146&t=49105 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
