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Chapter 25 Bandwidth Management Screens
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You can configure up to one bandwidth filter per bandwidth class. You can also configure
bandwidth classes without bandwidth filters. However, it is recommended that you configure
sub-classes with filters for any classes that you configure without filters. The ZyWALL leaves
the bandwidth budget allocated and unused for a class that does not have a filter or sub-classes
with filters.
The total of the configured bandwidth budgets for sub-classes cannot exceed the configured
bandwidth budget speed of the parent class.
Maximize Bandwidth Usage
The maximize bandwidth usage option allows the ZyWALL to divide up any available
bandwidth on the interface (including unallocated bandwidth and any allocated bandwidth that
a class is not using) among the bandwidth classes that require more bandwidth.
When you enable maximize bandwidth usage, the ZyWALL first makes sure that each
bandwidth class gets up to its bandwidth allotment. Next, the ZyWALL divides up an
interface’s available bandwidth (bandwidth that is unbudgeted or unused by the classes)
depending on how many bandwidth classes require more bandwidth and on their priority
levels. When only one class requires more bandwidth, the ZyWALL gives extra bandwidth to
that class.
When multiple classes require more bandwidth, the ZyWALL gives the highest priority
classes the available bandwidth first (as much as they require, if there is enough available
bandwidth), and then to lower priority classes if there is still bandwidth available. The
ZyWALL distributes the available bandwidth equally among classes with the same priority
level.
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