[LARTC] burst question

[richard lucassen]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:50:17 +0100
Stef Coene <stef.coene@docum.org> wrote:

[..]

> > Q4: I want this class to be able to allow 400Kbit burst during 3
> > seconds. What value should I give to the burst parameter? Is this
> > 400/160*1803=4507b?
> 400kbit * 3s = 1200kbit.
> You can try this, but htb burst is not made for this.  It is made for
> burst of a few k.

So a burst of 20k means the next 20kbit waiting in the queue will be
sent in one burst before switching to another queue. This also means
that this block of 20kbit is sent full speed over the line and it is not
limited by any ceiling or whatsoever.

Right or wrong?

R.

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