ZyXEL NBG6616 User Guide - Page 148

Rule Configuration: Application Rule Configuration, Application List, Advanced

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Chapter 21 Bandwidth Management The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 64 Management > Bandwidth Management > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Management Bandwidth Upstream Bandwidth Specify the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to uplink traffic. The recommendation is to set this to match the actual upstream data rate. Downstream Bandwidth This is traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN. Specify the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to downlink traffic. The recommendation is to set this to match the actual downstream data rate. Application List # Priority This is traffic from WAN to LAN/WLAN. Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth based on a pre-defined service. This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule. Select a priority from the drop down list box. Choose High, Mid or Low. Category Service • High - Select this for voice traffic or video that is especially sensitive to jitter (jitter is the variations in delay). • Mid - Select this for "excellent effort" or better than best effort and would include important business traffic that can tolerate some delay. • Low - Select this for non-critical "background" traffic such as bulk transfers that are allowed but that should not affect other applications and users. This is the category where a service belongs. This is the name of the service. User-defined Service # Enable Direction Select the check box to have the NBG6616 apply this bandwidth management rule. Click the Edit icon to open the Rule Configuration screen where you can modify the rule. Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth to specific applications or services you specify. This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule. Select this check box to have the NBG6616 apply this bandwidth management rule. Select To LAN&WLAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from WAN to LAN and WLAN. Service Name Category Modify Select To WAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN. Enter a descriptive name for the bandwidth management rule. This is the category where a service belongs. Click the Edit icon to open the Rule Configuration screen. Modify an existing rule or create a new rule in the Rule Configuration screen. See Section 21.5.2 on page 149 for more information. Apply Cancel Click the Remove icon to delete a rule. Click Apply to save your customized settings. Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 21.5.1 Rule Configuration: Application Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for a pre-defined service or application, click the Edit icon in the Application List table of the Advanced screen. The following screen displays. NBG6616 User's Guide 148

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Chapter 21 Bandwidth Management
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
21.5.1
Rule Configuration: Application Rule Configuration
If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for a pre-defined service or application, click the
Edit
icon in the
Application List
table of the
Advanced
screen. The following screen displays.
Table 64
Management > Bandwidth Management > Advanced
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Management Bandwidth
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to uplink traffic. The
recommendation is to set this to match the actual upstream data rate.
This is traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN.
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to downlink traffic. The
recommendation is to set this to match the actual downstream data rate.
This is traffic from WAN to LAN/WLAN.
Application List
Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth based on a pre-defined service.
#
This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule.
Priority
Select a priority from the drop down list box. Choose
High
,
Mid
or
Low
.
High
- Select this for voice traffic or video that is especially sensitive to jitter (jitter is
the variations in delay).
Mid
- Select this for "excellent effort" or better than best effort and would include
important business traffic that can tolerate some delay.
Low
- Select this for non-critical "background" traffic such as bulk transfers that are
allowed but that should not affect other applications and users.
Category
This is the category where a service belongs.
Service
This is the name of the service.
Select the check box to have the NBG6616 apply this bandwidth management rule.
Click the
Edit
icon to open the
Rule Configuration
screen where you can modify the
rule.
User-defined
Service
Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth to specific applications or services
you specify.
#
This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule.
Enable
Select this check box to have the NBG6616 apply this bandwidth management rule.
Direction
Select
To LAN&WLAN
to apply bandwidth management to traffic from WAN to LAN and
WLAN.
Select
To
WAN
to apply bandwidth management to traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN.
Service Name
Enter a descriptive name for the bandwidth management rule.
Category
This is the category where a service belongs.
Modify
Click the
Edit
icon to open the
Rule Configuration
screen. Modify an existing rule or
create a new rule in the
Rule Configuration
screen. See
Section 21.5.2 on page 149
for
more information.
Click the
Remove
icon to delete a rule.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your customized settings.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to begin configuring this screen afresh.