Chapter 20 Bandwidth Management

 

Table 125 Application and Subnet-based Bandwidth Management Example

 

TRAFFIC TYPE

FROM SUBNET A

 

FROM SUBNET B

 

E-mail

64 Kbps

 

64 Kbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

64 Kbps

 

64 Kbps

 

 

 

 

 

20.7 Scheduler

The scheduler divides up an interface’s bandwidth among the bandwidth classes. The ZyWALL has two types of scheduler: fairness-based and priority-based.

20.7.1 Priority-based Scheduler

With the priority-based scheduler, the ZyWALL forwards traffic from bandwidth classes according to the priorities that you assign to the bandwidth classes. The larger a bandwidth class’s priority number is, the higher the priority. Assign real-time applications (like those using audio or video) a higher priority number to provide smoother operation.

20.7.2 Fairness-based Scheduler

The ZyWALL divides bandwidth equally among bandwidth classes when using the fairness- based scheduler; thus preventing one bandwidth class from using all of the interface’s bandwidth.

20.7.3 Maximize Bandwidth Usage

The maximize bandwidth usage option allows the ZyWALL to divide up any available bandwidth on the interface (including unallocated bandwidth and any allocated bandwidth that a class is not using) among the bandwidth classes that require more bandwidth.

When you enable maximize bandwidth usage, the ZyWALL first makes sure that each bandwidth class gets up to its bandwidth allotment. Next, the ZyWALL divides up an interface’s available bandwidth (bandwidth that is unbudgeted or unused by the classes) depending on how many bandwidth classes require more bandwidth and on their priority levels. When only one class requires more bandwidth, the ZyWALL gives extra bandwidth to that class.

When multiple classes require more bandwidth, the ZyWALL gives the highest priority classes the available bandwidth first (as much as they require, if there is enough available bandwidth), and then to lower priority classes if there is still bandwidth available. The ZyWALL distributes the available bandwidth equally among classes with the same priority level.

20.7.4 Reserving Bandwidth for Non-Bandwidth Class Traffic

Do the following three steps to configure the ZyWALL to allow bandwidth for traffic that is not defined in a bandwidth filter.

1Leave some of the interface’s bandwidth unbudgeted.

 

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