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by baltras

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We need to implement traffic shaping solution for some our sites witcth are connected to our backbone network. We want to set the maximum bandwidth value for international trafic and some value for local internet.
I had looked through linux development sites but I dont think it will be enought processing power for effective traffic shaping.

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by Former member

A Cisco-powered network is your answer..complete with traffic shaping/QoS.

by william shipway

You might want to look at PacketShaper products from Packeteer - www.packeteer.com

They have a demo online that you can check out.

We use some for our WAN connections and they are effective. You can partition bandwidth based on protocol, IP, domain, and all sorts of other goodies. Web-based management and an easy to use interface.

William

by al

I am using NetScreen solutions to provide traffic shaping. Depending on your WAN situation, you can implement one at a relatively cheap price. What I liked about their traffic shaping was the fact that you can assign a guaranteed and maximum bandwith speed, so others can make use of the bandwith if one particular site isn't utilizing what they have allocated. There's also a priority level that you can assign...

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