D-Link xStack DES-6500 User Manual - Bandwidth Control
xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch User Manual
Bandwidth Control
The bandwidth control settings are used to place a ceiling on the transmitting and receiving data rates for any selected port.
In the
Configuration
folder, click
QoS >
Bandwidth Control
, to view the screen shown below.
Figure 6- 41. Bandwidth Settings and Port Bandwidth Table window
The following parameters can be set or are displayed:
Parameter Description
Unit
Choose the Switch ID number of the Switch in the switch stack to be modified.
From/To
A consecutive group of ports may be configured starting with the selected port.
Type
This drop-down menu allows you to select between
RX
(receive,)
TX
(transmit,) and
Both
. This setting will determine whether the bandwidth ceiling is applied to receiving,
transmitting, or both receiving and transmitting packets.
No Limit
This drop-down menu allows you to specify that the selected port will have no
bandwidth limit.
Enabled
disables the limit.
Rate
This field allows you to enter the data rate, in Mbit/s, that will be the limit for the
selected port. The user may choose a rate between 1 and 9999 Mbit/s.
Click
Apply
to set the bandwidth control for the selected ports. Results of configured
Bandwidth Settings
will be
displayed in the
Port Bandwidth Table
.
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