It is actually sampled every 5 seconds and then uses a a weighted equation to weigh the samples taken more recently higher.
See this CCO link: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_1/configfun/command/reference/frd3003.html#wp1018413 Brandon Bennett On 8/30/07, Scott Granados <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, when doing a show interface you of course get a 5 minute average > (depending on what you have your interval set to). How many samples are > taken over that 5 minute period to generate that average? It's obviously > not a sample every 5 minutes because the effects of changes of traffic flow > are visible over shorter periods (again in relation to the interval). Is > there a ratio of samples per interval or samples per second? > > Thanks > Scott > > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
