What is a characteristic of traffic shaping?
What is a characteristic of traffic shaping?
Traffic shaping is a network management technique used to control the flow of outgoing data packets to ensure a smooth and predictable traffic pattern. It must be applied only to outgoing traffic. This is because shaping involves delaying packets to conform to a specific traffic profile, which is typically relevant for data leaving the network, ensuring that the outgoing traffic adheres to the desired rate and does not overwhelm network resources downstream.
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Shaping is for outbound traffic. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/quality-of-service-qos/qos-policing/19645-policevsshape.html
-Official changing vote to D
B https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/quality-of-service-qos/qos-policing/19645-policevsshape.html [ Selection Criteria] "Controls bursts and smooths the OUTPUT rate over at least eight time intervals."
D is correct
D - wrong Does not Queue out-of-profile packets - it regulates the rate of traffic flow by delaying/shaping to match traffic profile
I'm wrong - D is correct.
C is correct. D also is correct. out and in
after some research, B is the correct answer. D should also be correct so I'm confused https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/quality-of-service-qos/qos-policing/19645-policevsshape.html
Is everyone avoiding the fact that B - must be applied outbound only, is a strong characteristic of shaping?
i think should be C Traffic shaping can be used to manage and prioritize traffic flow on both incoming and outgoing network interfaces.