Right,
But the BCU is a Layer 2 bridge. It could not stop two wireless devices on
the same network from unlimited use. All it can throttle is outbound
bandwidth. Correct?
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of Bob Hrbek
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:00 PM
To: Karlnet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
The RF is just the physical layer. It's transmissions are controlled at the
transport layer.
All people seem to need data processing
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data
Physical
http://www2.rad.com/networks/1994/osi/layers.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Knuth" <kknuth@karlnet.com>
To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
> Time for me to learn something here:
>
> My question about Bandwidth Control Units is this: How do they limit the
> amount of bandwidth a customer gets? Does it actually stop the wireless
> device from trying to send data? I would think that is impossible. So if
> it does not actually control the CPE, aren't you creating more RF
> interference as units will continually try sending their packets to the
AP?
>
> I have never really got a straight answer on this from anyone, so help
will
> be appreciated.
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of Andy Henckel
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:55 AM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
>
>
> Once you get 250 customers on the same bridged wireless network, I'd say
> throttling at cpe is a must. One single unit presents a single point of
> failure, and the inability to isolate network problems to one site. We
have
> been using YDI bandwidth manager for our wireless network. Without it,
> people can and will use all of the available bandwidth. Probably only a
> handful of our customers use the connection like that. It is essential to
> give everyone a chance to get bandwidth. We have recently added
turbocell
> with one of many benefits being the ability to set speed on the CPE or on
> the BASE.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LaRoy McCann [mailto:lmccann@roachconveyors.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:37 AM
> To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> Subject: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
>
>
> What are everyone's opinion on bandwidth control.
>
> Is it better to do it on each cpe or to have a single point at the head
end
> to manage all bandwidth for users?
>
> What type of hardware/software is being used for single point bandwidth
> management?
>
> Thanks.
>
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