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Burst analysis on a Mirror or Packet Broker input (view source)
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== MAC Burst measurement == | == MAC Burst measurement == | ||
To analyze a specific link, you can use the MAC burst analysis. This is shown in the second tab '''MACs''' in the burst analysis module. It allows to set a specific receive and send packet rate for one mac address. If you have an uplink, simply use the router´s MAC address here and then specify the maximum receive and send rate of the | To analyze a specific link, you can use the MAC burst analysis. This is shown in the second tab '''MACs''' in the burst analysis module. It allows to set a specific receive and send packet rate for one mac address. If you have an uplink, simply use the router´s MAC address here and then specify the maximum receive and send rate of the router´s uplink. | ||
In this example, I have used a test link with 250MBit/s downlink and 40MBit/s uplink for the | In this example, I have used a test link with 250MBit/s downlink and 40MBit/s uplink for the router MAC address. | ||
[[File:Burst mac measurement.png|500px]] | [[File:Burst mac measurement.png|500px]] | ||
Please note that the | Please note that the burst analysis is done with 1 millisecond resolution by default. In our example, the router is connected with 1 GBit/s and it can send more than the configured bandwidth. This is shown in the display as an utilization of ">> 100%" and indicates a burst that might not be able to be handled by this uplink. | ||
== Advantage for Mirror Port and Packet Brokers == | == Advantage for Mirror Port and Packet Brokers == | ||
The MAC burst detection can be used for a specific end device ( a file server,... ) or for the gateway of an uplink ( router,... ). It allows to monitor links and end devices even in out-of-band installations. | The MAC burst detection can be used for a specific end device ( a file server,... ) or for the gateway of an uplink ( router,... ). It allows to monitor links and end devices even in out-of-band installations. | ||