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Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network


From: Brian Raaen <braaen () zcorum com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:49:03 -0400


Currently there is not a proxy server in the network, although when using some 
of the test on dslreports.com there is a message about compression being used 
for the upload and to remove proxy settings.  I have also been testing using 
FTP on a *nix server as well.  Both the server and PC are connect to a Cisco 
2960 switch in the headend that is connected to the 7200 router.  I can 
transfer ftp at about 80Mbps between the PC and the server, so they are not 
IO bound.  The Site I am testing with is a ftp server located in a colo 
facility that we use and has sufficient bandwidth.  This circuit is clean in 
the sense of not having CRC, framing or other errors but this is a new 
circuit and we have never gotten more than 5Mbps out of a single session 
(flow/ip) across the wan.  I would have to double check the mtu, but it is 
currently the default.



-- 
Brian Raaen
Network Engineer
braaen () zcorum com

On Monday 07 April 2008, Brian Raaen wrote:
I am currently having problems get upload bandwidth on a Sprint circuit. I 
am 
using a full OC3 circuit.  I am doing fine on downloading data, but 
uploading 
data I can only get about 5Mbps with ftp or a speedtest.  I have tested 
against multiple networks and this has stayed the same.  Monitoring Cacti 
graphs and the router I do get about 30Mbps total traffic outbound, but 
individual (flows/ip?) test always seem limited.  I would like to know if 
anyone else sees anything similar, or where I can get help.  The assistance 
I 
have gotten from Sprint up to this point is that they find no problems.  Due 
to the consistency of 5Mbps I am suspecting rate limiting, but wanted to 
know 
if I was overlooking something else.

-- 
Brian Raaen
Network Engineer
braaen () zcorum com

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