At 10:46 PM 10/22/97 -0400, Mark Hilbush wrote: >It's not you, Jerry. I'm having the same trouble! > >I've been emailing Ascend Support for a while with no resolution. I >understand Ethernet->ConnectionProfile->Encaps->DBAMonitor= >Transmit-Recv to mean that my P75 controls the addition of the second >channel during both transmit AND receive. > >The real rub is that this feature used to work prior to me loading 5.1A >and now it is broken. I'm really interested in some kind of >acknowledgement that this is a defect, and that Ascend intends to fix >it. I thought I had the acknowledgement a while back when Ascend >Support told me they'd opened a problem log, but now they're singing a >different tune. > >Here is a snippet from the email I got from Ascend Suuport back on 10/8. >> >>>I have done some testing with the Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation on 5.1A. >> Based on this testing, I have opened a TR (bug report) with Engineering. >> We will contact you when this TR is fixed. Basically, the Pipeline is not >> now controlling the adding of channels. If the MAX is changed to match >> your desired settings, the 2nd channel will be added based on what the MAX >> sees for ALU. This would be the workaround until this TR is fixed. You >> can call/mail on the ticket number above to check on the status of this TR. > >I won't rule out that my ISP changed their MAX configuration at the same >time I loaded 5.1A, but that seems like a big coincidence. > >At a minimum, it would be nice to see a detailed explanation of how DBA >works under the conditions you described below, and under what >conditions the Pipe uses the MAX DBA parameters instead of its own >settings, especially in the case where DBAMonitor= Transmit-Recv. > >Jerry Gardner wrote: >> >> Has anyone successfully gotten DBA to work on a Pipeline 75? >> >> I have the latest firmware (5.1A) and DBA works fine when I'm transmitting >> data, but not when I'm receiving data. >> >> If I read the Ascend manual correctly, the Pipeline should add a second B >> channel when the average utilization stays above the value set in the >> "Util" parameter for "Add pers" seconds. I have "Util" set to 80% and "Add >> pers" set to 90 seconds. The Pipeline always adds the second B channel as >> soon as the utilization reaches 80%; it does not wait 90 seconds as >> specified by "Add pers". >> >> Strangely, DBA works fine when I'm sending data. The second B channel is >> added when the utilization is above 80% for 90 seconds. I'm using the >> quadratic algorithm and have it set to average over 15 seconds. It's set to >> monitor DBA on both transmit and receive. The Answer parameters related to >> DBA are set to the same values as in my connection profile. >> >> Ascend tech support claims that the parameters of the ISDN router on the >> other end of the connection must be set to the same values as my Pipeline. >> Trouble is, I'm dialing into an ISP and they don't want to (rightly!) >> modify their router parameters because it might affect their other users. >> >> Is DBA broken in v5.1A, or is it something I'm (or my ISP is) doing wrong? >> My ISP is dnai.com, in case any of you are in Northern California and have >> experience with their ISDN service. They claim to be using Ascend MAX 4000 >> and 4048 routers. >> >> -- >> Jerry Gardner | Periphonics Corporation >> Senior Project Manager | email: jgardner@peri.com >> >> ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >> To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com >> To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> > > >-- >Mark Hilbush > >Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. > -- Albert Einstein >++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com >To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> > > ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg09962.html">(ASCEND) Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation on Pipeline 75</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Jerry Gardner <jerry.gardner@peri.com></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg09982.html">Re: (ASCEND) Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation on Pipeline 75</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Mark Hilbush <markh@clark.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09989.html">Re: (ASCEND) The USR Total control chassis</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09990.html">Re: (ASCEND) JBPC 5.0Ai4</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09982.html">Re: (ASCEND) Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation on Pipeline 75</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09972.html">(ASCEND) Correction TNT 1.3Ap13</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail2.html#09993"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd213.html#09993"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>