User`s manual
P-660 Series Support Notes
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Address Mapping Set= N/A
Metric= 2
Private= No
RIP Direction= Both
Version= RIP-2B
Multicast= IGMP-v2
IP Policies=
Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:
Key Settings:
Multicast
IGMP-v1 for IGMP version 1, IGMP-v2 for IGMP version 2.
14. Using Bandwidth Management
• Why Bandwidth Management (BWM)?
Nowadays, we have many different traffic types for Internet applications. Some traffic
may consume high bandwidth, such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol), if you are
downloading or uploading files with large size. Some other traffic may not require
high bandwidth, but they requires stable supply of bandwidth, such as VoIP traffic.
The VoIP quality would not be good, if all of the outgoing bandwidth is occupied via
FTP. Additionally, chances are that you would like to grant higher bandwidth for
some body special who is using specific IP address in your network. All of these are
reasons why we need bandwidth management.
• How Bandwidth Management in Prestige?
P662 achieves BWM by classifying packets, and control when to send out the
classified packets. Bandwidth Management of ZyXEL appliances operates on the IP
layer. The major step to configure BWM is defining filter rules by fields of IP header