Bandwidth Management
Optional Services
by source, destination and service of the packets. According to the associated inbound/outbound classes, bandwidth is
allocated to the inbound/outbound traffic that is defined in an inbound/outbound filter.
Inbound & Outbound Classes
An inbound/outbound class defines how to allocate bandwidth to the specified traffic. Specified traffic associated with
the class can be controlled according to the WAN link it passes through and the time it is generated, and bandwidth is
allocated according to settings of Guarantee, Max and Priority.
Enable BM
Tick the check box to enable Bandwidth Management.
Name
Assign a name to bandwidth class. Better use simple
names to avoid confusion, e.g. “HTTP” to manage the band-
width of HTTP service.
Link
The WAN link number which bandwidth limitation will be
applied to. Traffic of specified applications (defined in
inbound and outbound filters) passing through the WAN link
will be shaped according to the bandwidth limitation below.
Busy Hour Set-
tings
This is the bandwidth allocation on a WAN link during
defined busy hour (see System > Busyhour Settings for
more details, "
"). Associated traffic
passing through the WAN link during the time period will be
shaped according to the following settings.
Guaranteed Kbps
The guaranteed bandwidth for this class. This secures band-
width allocated as defined for WAN link in peak hours. This
is significant to guarantee the service quality especially for
critical applications like VoIP.
Max Kbps
The maximum bandwidth for WAN link. Maximum band-
width is often allocated to services like WWW and SMTP
that consume large bandwidth. Note that traffic of the WAN
link would be blocked if value of the field is zero.
Priority
The priority of the connections on the WAN link. It can be
High, Normal, or Low. The connections with higher priority
will first be allocated bandwidth.
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