10-27-2009 12:51 AM - edited 03-06-2019 08:18 AM
Hi,
Can i know what is the acceptable value of an output drop in an interface?
Thanks.
10-27-2009 02:31 AM
It depends. A high drop-rate on an output interface is mostly an indication of a bandwidth issue.
It may also be caused by real time traffic which is prioritized and hence causes packets to be dropped from the less preferred queues. I cannot tell which of the above is the case.
You should check the average load on the interface to see whether it operates near its bandwidth limit.
regards,
Leo
10-27-2009 05:17 AM
As Leo notes "It depends."
As a very rough rule, most TCP traffic will not be too adversely impacted if drop rate is under 1% end-to-end. For other protocols, depends on the needs of the application using it.
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