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What is the difference between native traffic shaping and Cisco IOS software shaping?

April 26, 2017Cisco IOS native shaping Software Traffic

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What is the difference between native traffic shaping and Cisco IOS software shaping?

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Native traffic shaping is implemented in the ATM port adapter hardware, while shaping within Cisco IOS is software based and requires more CPU resources. Native traffic shaping is the preferred method of implementing shaping on ATM port adapters and has better traffic descriptors for shaping variable bit rate non-real-time (nrt-VBR) traffic. PA-A6 ATM Port Adapter FAQs This section provides a list of questions about the PA-A6 ATM port adapter and provides information about how the PA-A6 ATM port adapter compares with the PA-A3 ATM port adapter.