Need to limit bandwidth (rate) by port

[AevnsGrandpa]

While I chose this model, I am not bound by it. I am needing a switch where I can limit rate or bandwidth by port.

Here is the situation. My church streams and we currently have a 10Mbps down and 1.1Mbps up. If very few people are on the network (wifi) then the sustained streaming rate is fine with no caching or drop outs but get 60-100 devices hanging off the wifi and all deciding that now is a good time to download updates or something else then the stream is shot to...

I am thinkning that if I can limit the rate through the ports I connect the wifi devices to, this will limit how much of my "pipe" is used so I can keep the 1.1 Mbps upload untouched. Or if there is a way I can dedicate that much bandwidth always for upload only that would work to.

Please give me suggestions on both switches (the GS108E sounded like a nice one for not a lot of $$) and a good way to coomplish my needs.

Thanks,

Jeff 

[JohnRo · Accepted solution]

Hi AevnsGrandpa, 

Let us know how it turns out. If it is working fine and this had answered your question, please mark the post as "Accept as Solution". 

Thanks,

[AevnsGrandpa]

So no one has any ideas, hints, put downs or anything?

[JohnRo]

Hello AevensGrandpa, 

The GS108E does have a Rate Limit option or Rate Control setttings, with this option you should be able to control the bandwidth of the incoming and outgoing traffic on a specific port. Please see an example configuration here.

Thanks, 

[DaneA]

Hi AevnsGrandpa,

Let us know if you have questions. 🙂 

Regards,

DaneA

NETGEAR Community Team

[AevnsGrandpa]

Thanks. I will but am on vacation now and that will have to wait!

[JohnRo]

Hello AevnsGrandpa, 

We'll come back to this post after a few weeks. Keep us updated. 🙂

Thanks, 

[AevnsGrandpa]

Well it is in (105ev2) and i have it so all connections through it i have rate limited. We'll see!

[JohnRo · Accepted solution]

Hi AevnsGrandpa, 

Let us know how it turns out. If it is working fine and this had answered your question, please mark the post as "Accept as Solution". 

Thanks,

[AevnsGrandpa]

I actually went with the GS105Ev2. I didn't need all 8 ports. Setr the rate to 1Mbps and then did speed checks on Wifi and wired and indeed it is limited!!

One more question, I have port 1 connected to the DSL modem and ports 2-4 to the other hubs and devices. Is ingress and egress in reference to port 1? So data from the DSL modem (the internet) in the ingress to port 1 and what it is to the other ports?

Thanks,

Jeff

[JohnRo]

Hello AevnsGrandpa, 

The ingress and egress are on port 1 and the bandwidth is distributed equally on all active ports. So if you have rate limiting defined on port 1 then that bandwidth will be the divided to ports 2-4. 

Let me know if I understood your questions correctly. 

Thanks,