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applications such as an FTP server, users using VoIP will experience network lag

and/or service interruptions during use. To avoid this scenario, this network has

assigned VoIP with a guaranteed bandwidth and higher priority to ensure smooth

communications. The FTP server, on the other hand, has been given a maximum

bandwidth cap to make sure that regular service to both VoIP and normal Internet

applications is uninterrupted.

2.2.3 Guaranteed / Maximum Bandwidth

Setting a Guaranteed Bandwidth ensures that a particular service receives a

minimum percentage of bandwidth. For example, you can configure BiGuard 50G to

reserve 10% of the available bandwidth for a particular computer on the network to

transfer files.

Alternatively you can set a Maximum Bandwidth to restrict a particular application

to a fixed percentage of the total throughput. Setting a Maximum Bandwidth of 20%

for a file sharing program will ensure that no more than 20% of the available

bandwidth will be used for file sharing.

Policy Based Traffic Shaping allows you to apply specific traffic policies across a

range of IP addresses or ports. This is particularly useful for assigning different

policies for different PCs on the network. Policy based traffic shaping lets you better

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