On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, Drew Weaver wrote: > Does anyone know of a solution that offers precise methods of > tracking bandwidth utilizations at the per Megabyte or Gigabyte level and > not at the rate of transfer level? > > > > Some people are asking me if we can bill them in this manner, and I'm > questioning whether the stats that the switch are giving us are that > accurate.
Drew, Your counters probably reset a couple of times during the month, when they reach some maximum value. Or perhaps because somebody power cycles the switch. So, no, it's not a good idea to look at the counter on day 1 and on day 30 and compare them. Check it every 5 minutes and store it in a database. That way, the same system can do aggregate or 95th percentile, it's all in the report script you write. Andy --- Andy Dills Xecunet, Inc. www.xecu.net 301-682-9972 ---