network assessment tools

Network assessment tools Software does not permit the explicit definition of the interval. Instead, it takes the CIR and Bc as arguments from which the interval and the number of bursts per second are derived. For example, if the CIR is 8000 and the Bc is set to 4000, two bursts occur per second (Tc = 500 ms). If the Bc is set to 2000, four bursts occur per second (Tc = 250 ms). If the Bc is set to 1000, eight bursts occur per second (Tc = 125 ms).

The preceding example illustrates the operation of the feature from a theoretical perspective. From a practical perspective, when implementing networks, Tc should not exceed 125 ms. Shorter intervals can be configured and are necessary to limit jitter in real-time traffic, but longer intervals are not practical for most network assessment tools because the interpacket delay becomes too large