
Configuring Frame Relay Services
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• If, however, you are sending frames that exceed the size of the B
c
, data travels
very slowly because the router must use multiple time periods to
accommodate the packet size and avoid exceeding the CIR. If setting the B
c
to
1/4 of the CIR yields a value lower than packet size, set the B
c
to 1/3 or even
1/2 of the CIR.
For example, a typical TFTP frame is 548 bytes. If the CIR is 16,000 bits, the
B
c
configured according to the 1/4 guideline would be 4,000 bits, or 500
bytes, which is not big enough to accommodate a TFTP frame. If you set the
B
c
to 16,000/2, or 1/2 CIR, the result is 8,000 bits, or a packet size of 1,000
bytes, which works, but may result in excessive queuing because the T
c
is 1/2
second. If you set the B
c
to 16,000/3 or 1/3 of CIR, the result is a B
c
of 5,333
bits or 666 bytes, much closer to the 548 TFTP frame size.
• If you cannot predict the typical frame size, monitor frame relay shaping
statistics for numbers of large frames and dropped frames. If either of these
numbers is increasing constantly or dramatically, adjust the B
c
to a higher
value in small increments.
WCP and CIR Enforcement
Consider the following when you are determining the best configuration for your
network:
• Data compression maximizes throughput and increases reliability.
• Traffic shaping increases reliability, controls congestion, and prioritizes
traffic.
• Compression and traffic shaping together maximize reliability, but at the
expense of throughput.
Using Traffic Shaping With Data Compression
Traffic shaping occurs at the VC level; compression, at the driver level. Shaping
therefore occurs before compression, which compromises effective compression
because only the precompressed traffic is shaped: the compressed traffic is not
shaped. WCP compresses data at the rate it receives it, which with traffic shaping
is the CIR. It is therefore unrealistic to expect a high compression throughput for
data that originates from a site that also uses traffic shaping.
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