660 and CIR
CIR is short for Committed Information Rate, which is a specified amount of guaranteed bandwidth. CIR is measured in bits per second on a Frame Relay service. The company providing the frame relay service can specify the CIR level. This level is a guarantee that the customers data will not be marked for discard if the customers data rate is at or below the CIR number.
The 660 can monitor and suggest a CIR level. (The 660 will use its default values if the customer does not specify the value.) You can access the CIR functions as follows:
The 660 can monitor and suggest a CIR level. (The 660 will use its default values if the customer does not specify the value.) You can access the CIR functions as follows:
- Turn the knob on the 660 to MONITOR.
- Press TEST to start the Monitor function.
- Down arrow to CIR Advisor and press ENTER.
