Bandwidth Objects - Minimum bandwidth for Guaranteed Bandwidth

Oliver

Is the bandwidth object has a limitation of 20kbps? Because I'm trying to give a guaranteed bandwidth of 8kbps and it pops the error.

Is there a way to configure it to accept the 8kbps guaranteed bandwidth?

shiprasahu93

Hello @Oliver,

Yes, you are right. If you are specifying guaranteed bandwidth, the value should be between 20kbps and 100000000kbps (100Gbps). Otherwise 0 can be used if you are not reserving bandwidth but restricting to an upper limit of a particular value.

8 Kbps is a very low number, why are you trying to use such a low value as guaranteed? What is this object being created for?

Thanks!

shiprasahu93

Hello @Oliver,

Understood. Unfortunately, for bandwidth reservation to be done 20 Kbps is the minimum value. But if you are trying to restrict/limit the bandwidth then you can specify the guaranteed value as 0 and the maximum as at least 20 Kbps.

Also, please check if the value is 8 KBps (8 kilo bytes per second), whereas 8 Kbps is 8 Kilo bits per second. In that case the value would be 64 kbps for 8 KBps.

Otherwise, might need to go with at least 20 Kbps.

Thanks!

Oliver

Hi @shiprasahu93

8 Kbps is a very low number, why are you trying to use such a low value as guaranteed?

• this is actually based on the current firewall of our end user. their current firewall is cyberoam and they want to migrate to sonicwall nsa 3650.

What is this object being created for?

• this is to limit the bandwidth of a certain group of users.

Oliver

Hi @shiprasahu93

got it, thanks.