It’s a little more complicated than that. A switch’s main cpu is like a host with rx coalesce set to 100. And there are a surprising number of things that trigger the main cpu beyond management functions. Multicast is a good example. The amount of load on the main cpu can be quite variable, and given ICMP’s low priority, it’s not unusual to see a switch that responds in 1ms suddenly jump to 25-100ms and then drop back.
Denny > On Jan 13, 2017, at 12:25, John Hawkinson <jh...@mit.edu> wrote: > > When you ping a switch, think of the switch as a network switch with a small > computer > (host) attached that handles mangement functions, like responding to pings. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
