Dell 6.2 BandwidthContract Exceptions

For example,if clients are connected to the controller througha D SL line,you may want to restrict the upstream
bandwidth rate allowedfor each usert o 128 Kbps. Or, you can limit the total downstream bandwidthused by all
usersi nthe ‘guest’ role to 128 Mbps. The followingexample configuresa bandwidth rate of 128 Kbps and applies it
to upstream traffic for the previously-configured‘web-guest’ user role on a per-user basis.
Configuring a Bandwidth C ontract in the WebUI
In the WebUI, you canfirst c onfigurea bandwidth contract and then assign it to a user role:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Advanced Services > Stateful Firewall > BW Contracts page.
2. Click Add to create a new contract.
3. In the Cont ract Name field,enter BC512_up.
4. The Bandwidth field allows you to definea bandwidth rate i n either kbps or Mbps. For this example,enter 512
in the Bandwidth field, then click the drop-downlist andselect kbps.
5. Click Done.
Assigning a Bandwidth Cont ract to a User Role in the WebUI
Now that you have a defined bandwidth contract, you can assign that contract t o a user role.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Access Control > User Roles page.
2. Select Edit for the web-guest user role.
3. Under Bandwidth Contract, select BC512_up from the drop-down menu for Upstream.
4. Select Per User.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Apply.
You can also canco nfigurethe user role and create the bandwidthc ontract fromthe User Roles page:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Access Control > User Roles page.
2. Select Edit fort he web-guestuser role.
3. In the Bandwidth Contract sectio n,click the Upstream drop-down list and select Add New. The New Bandwidth
Contract fields appear.
a. I n the Name field,enter BC512_up.
b. In the Bandwidth field, enter 512.
c. Click t heB andwidth drop-downlist andselect kbps.
d. Click Done to addt henew co ntract andassi gni t to the role. The New Bandwidth Contract section closes.
4. In the Ban dwidthCont ract section, select the Per User checkbox.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Apply.
Configuring and Assigning Bandwi dth Contracts in the CLI
(host)(config) #aaa bandwidth-contract BC512_up kbps 512
user-role web-guest
bw-contract BC512_up per-user upstream
BandwidthContract Exceptions
Bandwidth contracts on a VLAN can limit broadcast and multicast traffic. ArubaOSi ncludesan internal exception
list to allow broadcast and multicast traffic using the VRRP, LACP , OSPF,P VST and STP protocols. To remove
per-vlanbandwidth contract limits on an additional broadcast or multicast protocol, add the MAC address for that
broadcast/multicast protocol to the Vlan Bandwidth Contracts MAC E xception List.
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