Re: Question : CIR

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:31:42 -0500 (CDT)

On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Gary McKinney wrote:

> calculate the throughput. Don't forget the TCP protocol will have some
> overhead associated with it (Bing takes that into account but you have to

Overhead with TCPIP? Naw....

> manually account for it using the file transfer method).

TCPIP imposes LOTS of overhead and it will be variable on a compressed
link or headers compressed. Best way is to test with something more raw.
The fone co can do it for you.

> gm...
>
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> > From: Ward R. Goodwin Jr. <wardish3@mtinter.net>
> > To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> > Cc: wardish3@mtinter.net
> > Subject: Re: Question : CIR
> > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 10:30 PM
> >
> > At 09:38 AM 7/23/97 +0100, Gordon Soukoreff wrote:
> > >
> > >This maybe a dumb question, but how can I tell or check that
> > >the Telco is giving me the CIR on the Framed Relay I'm paying
> > >for.
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Not dumb...
> >
> > We had the local telco install Motorola FRAD's and when whe looked over
> the
> > configuration it was set to a CIR of 16000 instead of the 28800 that was
> > supposed to be there. Needless to say it's fixed...<G> And we will be
> > double / triple checking all future installs.
> >
> > BTW in a fine old tradition.... ME TOO!!!
> >
> > I could use a way to check it myself. Would Bing do the trick?
> >
> >
> >
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