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ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO


Revision HistoryRevision 1.32003-04-07Revised by: dsAdded links section.Revision 1.22002-09-26Revised by: dsAdded link to new Email Discussion List. Added small teaser to caveat section regarding new and improved QoS for Linux designed specifically for ADSL to be released soon.Revision 1.12002-08-26Revised by: dsA few corrections (Thanks to the many that pointed them out!). Added informational caveat to implementation section.Revision 1.02002-08-21Revised by: dsBetter control over bandwidth, more theory, updated for 2.4 kernelsRevision 0.12001-08-06Revised by: dsInitial publicationThis document describes how to configure a Linux [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]router[/color][/color] to more effectively manage outbound traffic on an ADSL [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]modem[/color][/color] or other device with similar bandwidth properties (cable modem, ISDN, etc). Emphasis is placed on lowering the latency for interactive traffic even when the upstream and/or downstream bandwidth is fully saturated.