Natasha ,
When the input queue is overflown ( this is process
switched traffic , it needs cpu intervention ) and the
router is dropping packets because of a queue full
condition ( 76/75 ) then the interface is throttled .
On low end platforms the router stops processing
interrupts from that interface and all packets are
dropped ( the router does not increase the drops or
ignores counter on that interface when it throttles ).
High end platforms behave different .
It will still fast switch traffic but it is not
allowed to enqueue packets to process level when the
interface is in a throttle condition .
It is a defensive behavior .
In general throttles are bad . To much process
switched traffic or to much junk flying in the routers
direction
flem
--- Natasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When doing a (show int) on a 2500 part of the output
> says "shinterface"
> I hope that's show interface!
> Would hate to see what a "shinterface" looks like.
> lol
> It also says something about runts, giants, and
> throttles. What the heck
> are throttles?
>
>
>
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