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sheka · 16-02-2005, 21:12

We don't know how usage is counted or how it can be checked - yet this is being rollout out in about a months time.

I would have though that all traffic would be counted using the MAC address as that is the only thing that is constant.

The MAC address of your SACM is the only thing that is unique to me as a customer. IP addresses change through DHCP so can't be relied upon. So if the CISCO Policy-Map is just counting traffic rates then it will count everything directed to your mac address. If a virus or someone pings an entire subnet and then start trying to open connection that may be counted to your totals. As soon as traffic reaches the 30GB magic number then the Cisco router would throttle traffic to that MAC address at 56kbps.

16-02-2005, 21:12	#692
sheka Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Services: TV XL, Phone M, 20Mb Posts: 35	*Re: ALL* Speed Upgrade Discussion In Here Please** We don't know how usage is counted or how it can be checked - yet this is being rollout out in about a months time. I would have though that all traffic would be counted using the MAC address as that is the only thing that is constant. The MAC address of your SACM is the only thing that is unique to me as a customer. IP addresses change through DHCP so can't be relied upon. So if the CISCO Policy-Map is just counting traffic rates then it will count everything directed to your mac address. If a virus or someone pings an entire subnet and then start trying to open connection that may be counted to your totals. As soon as traffic reaches the 30GB magic number then the Cisco router would throttle traffic to that MAC address at 56kbps.