Agree...when you rate limit verse shaping you can actually cause more
traffic because the packets need to be retransmitted to deal with those
that got dropped.
On 07/08/2010 06:43 PM, Murphy, Jay, DOH wrote:
traffic-shape rate 75000000 90000000 90000000 1000 for example. Your rate limit
will police your traffic and drop it all.
Traffic shaping produces a queue, and does not completely junk a packet. It
becomes q'd, and produces a smoother output.
~Jay Murphy
IP Network Specialist
NM State Government
