Sift through a show interface and see if any anomalies show themselves. The show interface is a pretty decent fingerprint of traffic patterns, especially if monitored over time.
Also, put a sniffer on the line to check the type of data you are having. Could be anything from huge routing table updates to a bad interface.
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