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Uses of Network Management for Monitoring the 'IP Packet Blocks Input Queue' PSIRT Advisory

Overview This paper provides network management options for detection of the input queue issue. Routing table updates expire and cause routing issues. ARP cache entries eventually expire and traffic stops. In the time frame between when the input queue gets wedged and routing/ARP problems occur, traffic transiting through the router still occurs normally. Network management solutions focus on certain indicators for warning that the issue is occurring, with the intention of stopping it before the condition becomes terminal to proper operation of the router.

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Publisher	Cisco	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	25
Format	White Papers
Topics	IP Technologies, Switching

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