From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stef Coene Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 16:52:37 +0000 Subject: Re: [LARTC] Problem while using HTB bandwidth limitation Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: lartc@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 02 September 2003 07:39, Nimit Gupta wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks a lot Martin & Stef for clarifying my doubts. Your detailed > explaination was quiet helpful in making the things clear. > > I agree that if I give 24Kbit for each leaf class they will get it > without confirming about the total bandwidth available with the parent > but why does it allow him to reach upto 48Kbit even when ceiling is 24Kbit? Is this his for a short term, like a burst? > > In order for you to control > > latency and bandwidth use, you must ensure that you are the slowest > > point. Annoyingly, the only successful way to identify exactly what speed > > to use as a bandwidth cap is experimentation. A good general suggestion > > is to lop off a couple of kbit and try capping your bandwidth exactly as > > Stef suggests. Try using 188kbit, and see if your apparent control > > increases. > > Is there a ratio between the total available bandwidth and the amount > you restrict it to or you can just arbitarily reduce by 5-7 Kbit. It should be quite accurate. I tested it for different rates / ceils and each time the results where allmost perfect. Stef -- stef.coene@docum.org "Using Linux as bandwidth manager" http://www.docum.org/ #lartc @ irc.oftc.net _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/