Traffic Shaping - Cradlepoint MBR1200 Product Manual

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5.10 Traffic Shaping

Use the Traffic Shaping sub-menu to configure CradlePoint‟s Traffic Shaping
Technology, which allows control of the amount of traffic sent and received
across the WAN port(s). The Traffic Shaping feature helps improve your network
performance by prioritizing applications.
Traffic Shaping Setup
5.10.1
Enable Traffic Shaping. When this option is enabled, the router restricts the
flow of outbound traffic so as not to exceed the WAN uplink bandwidth.
Automatic Classification. This option is enabled by default so that your router
will automatically determine which programs should have network priority. For
best performance, use the Automatic Classification option to automatically set
the priority for your applications.
Dynamic Fragmentation. This option should be enabled when you have a slow
Internet uplink. It helps to reduce the impact that large low priority network
packets can have on more urgent ones by breaking the large packets into
several smaller packets.
Automatic Uplink Speed. When enabled, this option causes the router to au-
tomatically measure the useful uplink and downlink bandwidth each time the
WAN interface is re-established (after a reboot, for example).
Measured Uplink Speed. This is the uplink speed measured when the WAN
interface was last re-established. The value may be lower than that reported by
your ISP as it does not include all of the network protocol overheads associated
with your ISP‟s network. Typically, this figure will be between 87% and 91% of
the stated uplink speed for xDSL connections and around 5 Kbps lower for cable
network connections.
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