Negative, layer2 flow control is an axe when you need a scalpel. Turn it
off everywhere!

Layer3 has automatic mechanisms to help handle bandwidth saturation, and
packet loss is part of that process. Furthermore, proper ToS/DSCP queueing
is equally important.

On Nov 7, 2016 9:36 AM, "Judd Dare" <[email protected]> wrote:

> So you're saying, make sure Flow Control is enabled on the ports?
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Microbursts causing buffer drops on egress ports to non-10G capable
>> destinations. The switch wants to send data at a rate faster than the 1G
>> devices can take it in, so it has to buffer it's data on those ports.
>> Eventually those buffers fill up, and it taildrops traffic. TCP flow
>> control takes over and eventually slows the transfer rate by reducing
>> window size. It doesn't matter if its only sending 100M of data, its the
>> RATE that it is sending the data.
>>
>> On Nov 7, 2016 8:58 AM, "TJ Trout" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a 10G switch that is switching everything of mine at my NOC,
>>> including peers, router wan, router lan, uplink to tower, etc
>>>
>>> During peak traffic periods ~2gbps I'm seeing 1% packet loss and
>>> throughput will drop to 0 for just a second and resume normal for a few
>>> minutes before dropping back to zero for just a second. doesn't seem to be
>>> affecting the wan side of my router which connects to peers through the
>>> same switch. Doesn't happen during the day with low periods of traffic.
>>>
>>> I've enabled / disabled STP, Flow control.
>>>
>>> I believe I've isolated it to not be a single port, possibly have a bad
>>> switch but that seems hard to believe...
>>>
>>> Port isn't flapping, getting small amounts of fcs errors on receive and
>>> lots of length errors but i think those shouldn't be a problem?
>>>
>>> It's an IBM G8124 10G switch
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>>>
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