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SSHSSH_97332
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May 19, 2013

Bandwidth Control Management @ 11.3

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/tmos-implementations-11-3-0/8.html

 

at the end of the page it is mentioned :

 

 

In the example, the ISP sets the maximum bandwidth at 200 Mbps. Of that bandwidth, a maximum of 20 Mbps is allocated to each user. Of that allocation, application traffic is apportioned, as follows.

 

  • 50% applies to browser traffic (HTTP)
  • 20% applies to P2P
  • 4 Mbps applies to video
  • 1 Mpbs applies to Voice over IP (VoIP)

How will BIGIP identify browing , from P2p From Video ?

 

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  • boneyard's avatar
    boneyard
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    Nov 19, 2013

    exactly the same question i have (11.4 documentation is the same), a bit of a shame F5 introduces new things but doesnt explain it clearly / correctly.

    next to the issue above there is an error in the document, first it is mentioned: 

    When you apply a bandwidth control policy to a virtual server, packet filter, or route domain, you can apply only one policy at a time, and that is a static policy.
    but in the end when they are talking about dynamic polices (in which they confuse matters by using two names: dynamic_bwc_policy / bwc_dynamic_policy200) it is mentioned: 
    To activate this policy, the ISP needs to create an iRule to attach the policy to a user session, and then apply the policy to a virtual server.
    so i need to apply a dynamic policy to a virtual server, which isn't possible

  • Susan_Allen_872's avatar
    Susan_Allen_872
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    Jan 23, 2014
    The bandwidth controller is only an enforcer. To identify a flow and map it to a category, you'll need to use iRules, Policy Enforcement Manager, or Access Policy Manager.