# Load-interval command Most of people are thinking that `load-interval N` is showing avegage pps/bps during last N seconds. This is not the case. Things are little bit more complicated. Cisco devices display a value which is calculated as an [Exponentially Weighted Moving Average](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average). The weights are fix, and the time range covered by the moving average depends on the configured load-interval. If `load-interval 30` is configured, the last 30 seconds have a weight of 60%, the preceding 30 seconds are weighted around 24%, the preceding 30 secs around 9% and so on. What does it mean for you? You will never find real bursts in `show interface` output because the value is smoothed. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://abelozer.gitbook.io/cisco/general/load-interval.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.