ResNet Symposium 2009
Network Neutral Traffic Shaping using Linux
| Presenter(s): | Ethan Sommer |
| Date and Time: | Saturday, June 27, 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
| Location: | Stewart Hall 322 |
| Description: | When Gustavus Adolphus College upgraded its bandwidth beyond the capacity of its Packeteer PacketShaper, we decided to reevaluate our bandwidth management goals, what technology was available, and the costs associated with those options. Ultimately we decided that we wanted to get out of the cat and mouse game of trying to identify "Bad" traffic, particularly given that it is our stance that it is not the college's role to police its student’s behavior on the Internet. Instead, our goal was to ensure that a handful of students couldn't make the Internet connection slow for everyone else while still allowing everyone access to the Internet at all times. We implemented this by using Linux traffic accounting and Quality of Service (QoS) functions built into the standard Linux kernel along with Perl scripts written in house, which we will share with other colleges on request. |
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