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Configuring BWM policy

To configure bandwidth management (BWM) policy:

  1. From the Device Manager main window, select the Web Switching Module.
    2. The Web Switching Module is highlighted.
  2. Select Edit > WSM Card > BWM.
    3. The Bandwidth Management dialog box opens to the General tab.
  3. Click the Traffic Policies tab.
    4. The Traffic Policies tab opens.
  4. To Insert a new policy, click Insert.
    5. The Insert Policy dialog box opens.
  5. In the Policy field, type the bandwidth policy number.
    6. Each policy must have a unique number from 1 to 64.
  6. In the Limit fields, type the Hard, Soft, and Reserve limits for the policy.
    7. Typically, charges are applied for burst rates between the soft and hard limit. Each limit must be set between 256K-1000M.
  7. (Optional) In the Soft Limit TOS Value fields, type the TOS byte values, between 0-255, for the policy under limit and over limit.
    8. There are two parameters for specifying the TOS bits: under limit and over limit. These TOS values are used to overwrite the TOS values of IP packets if the traffic for a contract is under or over the soft limit, respectively. These values only have significance to a contract if TOS overwrite is enabled.
    You should set the TOS values considering their greater impact on the downstream routers.
  8. In the buffer field, type the buffer limit for the policy.
    9. Set a value between 8192-128000 bytes. The buffer depth for a BWM contract should be set to a multiple of the packet size. Keep in mind that the total buffer limit for the Bandwidth Management policy is 128K.
  9. Click Insert.
    10. The Traffic Policies dialog box closes and the BWM policy is inserted into the Traffic Policies tab.
  10. In the Traffic Policies tab, click Set > Apply.
    11. The BWM policy is configured and the Bandwidth Management dialog box closes.
  11. To save the change, right-click the WSM card and choose one of the following from the shortcut menu:

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