Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - IPv4 Networking - Configure Traffic Management
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Contents
Introduction
The Linux kernel includes very powerful capabilities for network traffic control / shaping / prioritization / QoS, here referred to generically as "traffic management". These capabilities can be used to ensure that time sensitive traffic (such as streaming audio packets) are given priority over less urgent traffic (such as email).
This page is not intended to be a comprehensive tutorial on traffic management but instead provides a set of references to other relevant sources of information and clarifies which traffic management facilities are available on Bering-uClibc 4.x, either as standard or via the installation of optional Packages.
Packages
tc.lrp
The tc.lrp
Package is not installed as standard on Bering-uClibc 4.x but it is essential for any network traffic management. This Package provides the /sbin/tc
program.
shorwall.lrp
While not absolutely essential, the shorwall.lrp
Package (which is installed as standard) greatly simplifies the configuration of traffic management on Bering-uClibc 4.x and is highly recommended.
Modules
TODO
Fundamental Concepts
See Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO
Configuring Shorewall for Traffic Management
Simple Traffic Shaping/Control
See http://www.shorewall.net/simple_traffic_shaping.html
Complex Traffic Shaping/Control
See http://www.shorewall.net/traffic_shaping.htm
To be continued... Davidmbrooke 16:13, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
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