Traffic Shaping with pfSense and HFSC\u00a0(youtube)<\/p>\n
This screencast demonstrates the use of a pfSense device for traffic shaping on a typical home network, with the goals of minimizing latency and maximizing throughput. In particular, we use a three-tier queue configuration where a parent speedboost queue on each interface contains leaf queues that catch all the traffic. The speedboost queues use HFSC’s non-linear service curve to match the behavior of the comcast speedboost. The leaf queues are configured to partition the available bandwidth, and automatically allow ‘borrowing’ when there is no contention.<\/p>\n
Section links:
\nInstallation \/ Setup:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EfXImr5q-sw&t=3m01s
\nMonitoring:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EfXImr5q-sw&t=6m30s
\nTraffic Shaping:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EfXImr5q-sw&t=15m34s<\/p>\n
In a future video, I will go into more detail about how the sharing happens when there is contention, and some additional techniques for testing these usage patterns.<\/p>\n
Feedback is welcome! Especially from people who know more about this stuff than I do…<\/p>\n
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