Short Answer: NO. Long Answer:
Those routing protocols that makes decisions based on the bandwidth, only looks at whay YOU have configured the bandwidth as. If you for instant assign an ISDN BRI with a bandwidth of 1.5 mbps, the routing protocols will trust you, and make their decision based on that, and not the actual speed which is max. 128 when both B channels are in use. It is up to you as the network guy to find out how fast your Frame Relay connection is in average. If the provider you're using has too many customers and too few lines, you can probably see yourself running close to the CIR most of the time. However, if your provider has plenty of lines and not many customers, you would rarely see the bandwidth drop below it's physical value, and you could probably save some money by calling them and asking for a CIR of 0 kbps if you have enough hair on your chest (or under your arms if you're a female). Therefore, you should set the bandwidth according to the speed you most often see if you have dynamic routing protocols and multiple WAN connections. I hope this makes sense. If someone does not agree with me, please speak up! Ole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ole Drews Jensen Systems Network Manager CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I RWR Enterprises, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.RouterChief.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEED A JOB ??? http://www.oledrews.com/job ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Scott Nawalaniec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CIR and Routing Protocols?? [7:31424] Hello everybody, I have had a question on my mind for a very long time and have found contradicting information. Please reply with your thoughts, expertise and experience. Question: Does the CIR on a frame-relay circuit affect the routes in a routing protocol such as OSPF or other routing protocols? Thank you in advance for the posts..... Scott Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31430&t=31424 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
