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Old 01-06-2005, 02:16 AM   #1
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traffic control, burst??

i was using the tc command and was confused of what the "burst" mean.

I understand
rate=guaranteed bandwidth
ceil = max bandwidth
burst ==?? sudden max burst that could be above ceil?

all i know is people tell me to set burst = ceil/8 but why?
 
Old 08-02-2007, 03:39 AM   #2
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burst is the amount of packet @ceil rate
 
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