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From: booloo@lll-crg.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian)
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Subject: How can you tell when too many ethernet collisions are occuring?
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Date: 26 Oct 90 17:23:16 GMT
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Does anyone have any information (or can you point me at some) regarding the
number of expected ethernet collisions given some network utilization.  I can
well imagine one needs to consider (the distribution of) frame size and access
patterns.  I'm interested in knowing when the number of collisions occuring is
excessive.

Any info is appreciated.  Thanks.
mb

booloo@lll-crg.llnl.gov