AirLive SNMP-FSH2602MG User’s Manual
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type of control is called “bandwidth management.” Separate bandwidth management for
incoming and outgoing traffic is important because broadband connection such as ADSL
has different upstream and downstream speed.
Application
Hotel
: For hotels that provide internet
service to the guest rooms, it is
necessary to limit every room’s
bandwidth so not a single user can
consume the entire broadband speed.
For example if the hotel purchase a
8Mbps downstream and 1Mbps
upstream ADSL service and the
typical number of simultaneous users
is 10, then the switch should limit the
downstream speed to 800K and
upstream speed to 100K. This will
ensure each user will get sufficient
bandwidth and prevent one user
consuming all the bandwidth. Hotel
can even provide services with
difference speed ratings for different
prices,
Broadband Building
: Broadband
connection has become almost a
requirement for modern buildings.
Commonly, a building or community
would rent high-speed broadband
connection and share it among the
households. Bandwidth management
is necessary to ensure not a single
household will occupy the entire bandwidth and hence guarantee the bandwidth of each
household.
Server Protection
: Bandwidth management can be used to discourage unwanted
intruders. For example, a port that is connected to an ftp server can be set to allow Egress
at maximum speed but Ingress at minimum rate. This will allow other people quickly
download from the server, but restrict on upload.