SCENARIO
In a FR scenario (hub and spoke topology) at hub side A I have two pvc each one for the two remote sides B and C.
Hub side A has line speed 2Mbps, one spoke side B has line speed 2mbps and the other C has line speed 64kbps.
Both pvcs cir are 48kbps.
Now on one pvc, suppose AB, we need to have voip and data traffic and on the other pvc AC only data traffic.
We will use LLQ, FR traffic shaping and the other QoS features.
For AB pvc traffic classification:
class-map voip
match access-group 100
!
policy-map qos-AB
class voip
priority 14
class class-default
fair-queue
!
map-class frame-relay pvc-AB
no frame-relay adaptive-shaping becn
frame-relay cir 48000
frame-relay bc 480
frame-relay be 0
frame-relay mincir 48000
service-policy output qos-AB
frame-relay fragment 60
!
For pvc AC traffic classification:
class-map dati-AC
match access-group 101
!
policy-map qos-AC
class dati-AC
bandwidth 36 (75% of mincir)
!
map-class frame-relay pvc-AC
frame-relay adaptive-shaping becn
frame-relay cir 64000
frame-relay bc 6000
frame-relay be 2000
frame-relay mincir 48000
service-policy output qos-AC
frame-relay fragment 60
!
PROBLEM
In first case AB we use a "conservative approach" : no adaptive shaping and cir=mincir=48kbps.
So the FR subinterface for the pvc AB has a "well know" bandwidth and if I configure the statement "bandwidth 48" in subinterface I think it could not be ambiguous.
interface s0.20 point-to-point
description pvc AB
bandwidth 48
In second case pvc AC, we don't use a conservative approach so traffic can exceed mincir and subinterface bandwidth isn't "well know" !
In queues and traffic flows bandwidths/weigths calculation, LLQ/WFQ algorithm uses, if configured, the mincir to determine the available bandwidth.
The "bandwidth" statement in interface configuration has other important uses for example in interface load calculation, dynamic routing....
QUESTION
For pvc AC subinterface where approach is NOT conservative and bandwidth fluctuates, the use of "bandwidth 48" (mincir) statement
interface s0.50 point-to-point
description pvc AC
bandwidth 48
could be AMBIGUOUS for queues and traffic flows bandwidths/weigths calculation or it is mandatory ?