Re: BECN s on Frame-Relay

2000-09-25 Thread Tom Pruneau
BECNs are mesages from the network; sourced by the network switches which the telco has control over, they are used to inform end devices or frame-relay subscribers (like yourself) that they (the telco switch) have entered a congested state. If elevated traffic levels continue the switch will begi

Re: BECN s on Frame-Relay

2000-09-25 Thread Casey Fahey
Patrick, You might need more bandwidth, but it is not quite that simple. When you receive a BECN (Backward Explicit Congestion Notification) your Frame Relay network is telling you that it has encountered congestion in the network and has dropped traffic. It might be useful to find out where

RE: BECN s on Frame-Relay

2000-09-25 Thread Yee, Jason
ECTED]' Subject: Re: BECN s on Frame-Relay BECNs are mesages from the network; sourced by the network switches which the telco has control over, they are used to inform end devices or frame-relay subscribers (like yourself) that they (the telco switch) have entered a congested state. If elevated traf

Re: BECN s on Frame-Relay

2000-10-28 Thread Mike N Balistreri
What do you mean "eliminate them"?? If you are receiving BECNs from your network that means that PVC is experiencing congestion. It's not a router problem, it's a traffic problem. If your traffic pattern is bursty then implement traffic shaping. If your traffic pattern is sustained, such as cons