packets per second

[carl_townshend]

hi all

can anyone tell me what would be normal pps on switch port, and what would be classed as high pps ? also how many pps can the average switch process, ie the c2960 ?

[bretjaquish]

Varies depending on model. There are two references that are good for this:

Catalyst Switch Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/switches/ps5718/ps708/networking_solutions_products_genericcontent0900aecd805f0955.pdf

Cisco Product reference guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/qrg/index.html

Typically, routers measure in pps and switches typically are rated on switching fabric capacity (Gigabits of bandwidth).

[bretjaquish]

The Product reference guides did have the pps stats for the 2960 series.

WS-C2960-8TC-L - 2.7

WS-C2960-24TC-L - 6.6

WS-C2960-24TT-L - 6.6

WS-C2960-48TC-L - 10.1

WS-C2960G-48TC-L - 39.0

WS-C2960-24-S - 3.6

WS-C2960-24TC-S - 6.5

WS-C2960-48TC-S - 10.1

These numbers are in Millions of Packets per second (Mpps).