Working with Bandwidth Control Profiles

Bandwidth control limits the amount of bidirectional traffic from a mobile device. A bandwidth control profile provides a generic definition for the limit applied to certain wireless clients' traffic. A bandwidth control profile is assigned on a per role basis. A bandwidth control profile is not applied to multicast traffic.

A bandwidth control profile consists of the following parameters:

  • Profile Name — Name assigned to a profile
  • Committed Information Rate (CIR) — Rate at which the network supports data transfer under normal operations. It is measured in kilo bits per second (Kbps).

The bandwidth control profiles you define on the Global Settings screen are displayed as available choices in the Bandwidth Control Profiles list on the Classes of Service screen.

To Create a Bandwidth Control Profile:

  1. From the top menu, click VNS. The Virtual Network Configuration screen displays.
  2. In the left pane, click Global > Bandwidth Control.
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    Global Bandwidth Control Settings
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  3. Create a bandwidth control profile by doing the following:
    • Profile Name — Type a name for the bandwidth control profile.
    • In the Average Rate (CIR) — Type the CIR value for the bandwidth control profile.
  4. Click Add Profile. The profile is created and displayed in the Bandwidth Control Profiles list.
  5. Create additional bandwidth control profiles, if applicable.
  6. To save your changes, click Save.