output rate greater than 100Mb/sec on FastEthernet interface?

From: Dan Pontrelli (dp595@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 14:40:52 GMT-3


   
Can anyone explain to me how the 5 minute output rate on this FastEthernet
interface can be more than 100Mb/sec?
show int says that "5 minute output rate 1853458976 bits/sec" = 1853Mb/sec
What am I missing here?
Thanks.

R1#show interface FastEthernet1/0/0
FastEthernet1/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
  Hardware is cyBus FastEthernet Interface, address is 0060.5c7e.5320 (bia
0060.5c7e.5320)
  Internet address is 192.168.235.1/30
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec, rely 255/255, load 95/255
  Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  Full-duplex, 100Mb/s, 100BaseTX/FX
  ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
  Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 02:00:24
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue 0/40, 61313 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
  5 minute input rate 9183000 bits/sec, 3275 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 1853458976 bits/sec, 2713 packets/sec
     27912358 packets input, 1295983540 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     1 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 51 ignored
     0 watchdog, 0 multicast
     0 input packets with dribble condition detected
     22703559 packets output, 1568852561 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
     0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

R1#sh ru int f1/0/0
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface FastEthernet1/0/0
 ip address 192.168.235.1/30
 no ip directed-broadcast
 rate-limit input 25000000 24000 24000 conform-action transmit exceed-action
drop
 rate-limit output 25000000 24000 24000 conform-action transmit exceed-action
drop
 full-duplex

Dan Pontrelli



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