tuning the tx-ring queue

From: vmashburn@fedex.com
Date: Wed Nov 02 2005 - 12:21:20 GMT-3


Does anyone know how to interperate the formula for tuning the tx-ring queue? Cisco's formula doesn't make any sense to me. They say to use the following:

((Packet Size (bits) *8) * (tx-queue depth))/(interface bandwidth (bps))

However, I have a couple of issues with this formula.

1) What is meant by the tx-ring queue depth? ( I assume it means the current size of the queue, but not sure).

2) The units of the result do not make sense. You have (bits(packet size) * bits (queue size))/(bps(bandwidth)). The resulting unit is bit-seconds. I am not aware of any physical unit that is measured in bit seconds.

Can anyone help out here?
Thanks
Vince



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