User guide

Adding and Editing Classes
Chapter 9: Using Traffic Shaper 297
Class
Weight
Delay Sensitivity
Useful for
Urgent 15 High
(Interactive Traffic)
Traffic that is highly sensitive to delay. For
example, IP telephony, videoconferencing, and
interactive protocols that require quick user
response, such as telnet.
Note that the weight (amount of bandwidth)
allocated to this class is less than the weight
allocated to the “Important” class. The "Urgent"
class is ideal for delay-sensitive traffic that
does not demand a high amount of bandwidth.
Important 20 Medium
(Normal Traffic)
Important traffic that requires a high allocation
of bandwidth, but which is not exceptionally
sensitive to delays. For example, you can
prioritize the HTTP traffic of a company's
executive officers over other types of traffic, by
assigning it to the “Important” class.
Low Priority 5 Low
(Bulk Traffic)
Traffic that is not sensitive to long delays, and
which does not require a high guaranteed
bandwidth. For example, SMTP traffic
(outgoing email).
Note: In Simplified Traffic Shaper, these classes cannot be changed.