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- From: art@acc.com (Art Berggreen)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
- Subject: Re: X.25 line utilization???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.222113.10073@acc.com>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 22:21:13 GMT
- References: <721.714404877@scrum>
- Organization: ACC, Advanced Computer Communications
- Lines: 42
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- In article <721.714404877@scrum> exubho@exu.ericsson.se writes:
- >
- >Hi,
- >
- >I have some statistics I have been gathering from one of my packet
- >switch nodes within my company's private X.25 network. I have been
- >monitoring the incoming and outgoing bit/sec data rates between
- >Richardson Texas and Stockholm Sweden.
- >
- >We have a full duplex communications link capable of 112
- >kilobits/sec of data throughput. We have recently gotten into a
- >quarrel over what the utilization of the link is.
- >
- >Here is the scenario. My statistics tell me that I have the
- >following:
- >
- >40,000 bits/sec input data rate
- >60,000 bits/sec output data rate
- >
- >I think that the utilization of our line during this time (expressed
- >as a percentage) is ((40,000 + 60,000)/112000) * 100%
- >
- >while some others here think that the utilization of our line
- >(expressed as a percentage) is gotten by taking the higher of the
- >two data rate figures and dividing that by the maximum data rate, or
- >(60,000/112000)*100%.
- >
- >Does anyone have any input on which is the right way to express the
- >utilization of our link? Any input would be appreciated.
- >
- >Blake Holman
- >Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
- >Richardson, Texas
- >(214) 997-6784
-
- Since you really have 112Kb/s of capacity IN EACH DIRECTION, I'd suggest that
- you calculate the line utilization separately for each direction.
-
- Input: (40,000/112,000)*100%
- Output: (60,000/112,000)*100%
-
- Art
-