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CHAPTER 16

Bandwidth Management

16.1 Overview

This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management and
editing rules.
ZyXEL’s Bandwidth Management allows you to specify bandwidth management
rules based on an application.
In the figure below, uplink traffic goes from the LAN device (A) to the WAN device
(B). Bandwidth management is applied before sending the packets out to the
WAN. Downlink traffic comes back from the WAN device (B) to the LAN device
(A). Bandwidth management is applied before sending the traffic out to LAN.
Figure 80 Bandwidth Management
You can allocate specific amounts of bandwidth capacity (bandwidth budgets) to
individual applications (like VoIP, Web, FTP, and E-mail for example).
16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•Use the General screen (Section 16.2 on page 158) to enable bandwidth
management and assign uplink/downlink limits.
•Use the Advanced screen (Section 16.3 on page 159) to configure bandwidth
management rules for the pre-defined services and applications.
16.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
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