> We've been trying to work out a scheme to dynamically allocate T-1
> bandwidth for our clients. It'd would be nice to throttle back or
> increase bandwidth consumption according to time of day or current
> network load.
>
> We've considered several ways to do this. One is to play with the
> settings on the IRX-114 router the client is connected to (e.g., "set
> speed s1 ..."). We've also considered writing some custom applications
> to remotely play with the settings on the Adtran T-1 TSU.
>
> Has anyone done this? Is it possible? Any clues are appreciated.
The Livingston does not support this. It is a new feature of Cisco IOS
though. If you need it, buy a Cisco.
Also Emerging Technologies (http://www.etinc.com) makes throttling
software for FreeBSD and BSDi although I don't know how well it works or
if it would be suited for your app.
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