> do any router vendors provide something akin to hardware latches to > keep > track of highest buffer fill levels? poll as frequently/infrequently > as > you like...
Without getting into each permutation of a device's architecture, aren't buffer fills really just buffer drops? There are means to determine this. Lots of vendors have configurable buffer pools for inter-device traffic levels that record high water levels as well. Deepak Jain AiNET
