Managing Bandwidth
Dear Sir ,
We are running an ISP . We want manage our bandwidth by meeting customer requirements by providing differect ratio of bandwidth for uplink and downlink.
So please provided us the efficient softwares which are avalible. We want to manage the bandwindth and also want to provided the real time graphs for customers to show which pubil IPs are utilizing more bandwidth in their assigned allot .
Highly appreciating for your suggestions .
Thanks
ksr1234
Software/Hardware used:
Managing Bandwidth
Software/Hardware used:
Managing Bandwidth
ASKED:
February 11, 2010 1:06 PM
UPDATED:
June 7, 2010 3:06 PM
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You can use CACTI an open soure bandwitdh monitoring software, its a great utiltiy do check <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-technologies/opensource-network-graphing-solution-vmware-cacti-built-on-freebsd-unix/">my article </a>for more details,
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Thank you very much this information Sir . Also will you pls suggest me the soft wares which are good to provide the bandwidths on different ratios . Like we we have to provide on different ratios like 1:1 , 1:2 , 1:3 like so .. . SO please suggest me software to manage bandwidth in different ratios.
thanks
ksr1234
Have you considered a commercial tool? A robust network monitoring tool like Fluke Networks’ OptiView Management Suite will not only give you insight into bandwidth usage but also provide visibility into the entire network. By monitoring actual traffic, you can identify and solve emerging issues across the entire network before they impact performance, enabling you to better meet your SLAs. Sure, these capabilities come with a price tag, but a network monitoring tool that features discovery, traffic analysis, and on-the-wire packet analysis speeds up the troubleshooting process, so both your IT staff and customers can be more productive. –Note: Crystal Bedell blogs for IDG on behalf of Fluke Networks.
MRTG is still really extensively used within ISP networks.
Personally I love InfoVista, it is really intuitive and the granularity easily surpasses other free and imho basic applications. You do pay for what you get though, its not cheap!!
….in fact I might even take a leaf out of Yasirirfans’ book and review it in my blog?!
mrtg & cacti are great monitoring/reporting applications but the user is looking for something to also manage bandwidth. Some Cisco or Juniper engineer would be a good choice for answering this question. And if the OP is a provider, then I would highly recommend getting a good local hardware vendor with good support backing. A provider should have good support to ensure customer needs are being met.