How To Calculate Bandwidth Utilization In Cisco Router?
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1. Log into the Cisco router
2. Enter the command ‘show interface‘, followed by the name or number of the interface you wish to monitor
3. Run the command ‘show protocols‘. This will display the current speed of the selected interface.
4. Record the current interface speed and time of day, or entered time period for monitoring.
5. Enter the command ‘show controller‘, followed by the name or number of the selected interface
6. Record the total number of bytes sent and received within the recorded time period
7. Calculate Bandwidth Utilization by dividing the total number of bytes sent and received by the interface speed over the same period of time.
8. Multiply the result by 100 to obtain the utilization rate as a percentage.