Thread: an idea for VM on traffic management
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Old 04-11-2010, 18:56   #8
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Re: an idea for VM on traffic management
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet View Post
I think I've discussed things like this a few times in the past and pointed to a system implementing something similar.

Something similar was deployed by Comcast in the United States, using a combination of in-house developed software and Sandvine hardware.

To accomplish this on the VM network would require considerable integration work, it would be a long way from being a trivial exercise.

The current system is largely out of the box, as is its' configuration looking at the balls up that has been made of it

It could be fine if implemented properly, which it has not been. Shaping should be monitored very closely during implementation. This looks like it was configured by an IP engineer or Sysadmin who went on a couple of courses and knows how to configure the stuff but has no idea why he's configuring it that way as he's not an actual application network engineer and is not familiar with the applications he's trying to throttle.

If he were people wouldn't be able to dodge shaping by changing port they run applications on.

Pretty weak to be honest and not a patch on Plusnet's intricate, generally accurate and well controlled systems.
Sounds like they could do with the help of someone in the know ,

re Plusnet; you didnt work on it did ya by any chance

VM do have a history of rushing things out half arsed and I see there traffic shaping is no exception.
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