Configuring Shaping Classes; Figure 11-5: Add Shaping Class Screen; Figure 11-6: Edit Shaping Class - AudioCodes MP-26 series User Manual

11.2.2 Configuring Shaping Classes

The bandwidth of a device can be divided to reserve constant portions of bandwidth to
user-defined traffic types. Such a portion is known as a Shaping Class. When not used by
its user-defined traffic type or owner (for example, VoIP), the class is then available to all
other traffic. However when needed, the entire class is reserved solely for its owner.
Moreover, you can limit the maximum bandwidth that a class can use even if the entire
bandwidth is available.
When a shaping class is defined for a specific traffic type, two shaping classes are created.
The second class is the 'Default Class', responsible for all the packets that do not match
the defined shaping class or any other classes that may be defined on the device. This can
be viewed in the Class Statistics screen.
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To add a shaping class:
From the menu bar, click the QoS menu, and then click the Traffic Shaping tab.
1.
2. Click the Edit
vice Traffic Shaping' screen appears.
3. Under the Tx Traffic Shaping group, click the New
screen appears.
4. In the 'Name' field, enter a name for the class, and then click OK; the 'Edit Device
Traffic Shaping' screen appears.
5. Edit the newly added shaping class, by clicking the corresponding Edit
'Edit Shaping Class' screen appears.
6. In the 'Name' field, modify the class name, if required.
7. From the 'Class Priority' drop-down list, select the priority level for the class, where
zero is the highest and seven the lowest.
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Figure 11-5: Add Shaping Class Screen

Figure 11-6: Edit Shaping Class

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