s sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN

Most companies are faced with the problem of a bandwidth allocation that seems to mysteriously disappear each month. With the dawn of the internet came a host of applications that seem to eat bandwidth like Skype, Napster, interactive gaming, streaming video and audio not to mention multimedia file downloads by employees on the sly.

Although it may seem that the only answer to this problem is to purchase even more bandwidth from your service provider, essentially all this spells out is additional revenue to the service provider, and additional cost to your company.

The majority of the applications running over business networks are not business related at all, with companies paying millions of Rands annually to support their employees music swapping and web surfing habits. IDC reported that the amount of money spent on Bandwidth management technology will double in the next two years.

The real problem lies in the fact that the legitimate business applications which require large amounts of bandwidth will have to suffer as they fight against Napster users on their own networks for preference.

Before applying for additional bandwidth, businesses should take stock of the three problem areas that are wasting the existing bandwidth allocation - non-business related activities, congestion and traffic being resent, because of traffic exceeding WAN capacity - all area that can be controlled by implementing bandwidth management devices.

Bandwidth management devices can solve these problems by creating virtual bandwidth (by means of compressing or caching) while controlling traffic by making use of queuing systems. They also manage network flows which assists in shaping traffic.

With compression or traffic caching, virtual bandwidth is created as a cheaper alternative to purchasing more bandwidth since it incurs a one time cost as opposed to an ongoing monthly cost. Unfortunately this method will not necessarily guarantee that business critical programs will be able to optimally function as required.

Traffic prioritization is sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN

service provider, and additional cost to your company.

The majority of the applications running over business networks are not business related at all, with companies paying millions of Rands annually to support their employees music swapping and web surfing habits. IDC reported that the amount of money spent on Bandwidth management technology will double in the next two years.

The real problem lies in the fact that the legitimate business applications which require large amounts of bandwidth will have to suffer as they fight against Napster users on their own networks for preference.

Before applying for additional bandwidth, businesses should take stock of the three problem areas that are wasting the existing bandwidth allocation - non-business related activities, congestion and traffic being resent, because of traffic exceeding WAN capacity - all area that can be controlled by implementing bandwidth management devices.

Bandwidth management devices can solve these problems by creating virtual bandwidth (by means of compressing or caching) while controlling traffic by making use of queuing systems. They also manage network flows which assists in shaping traffic.

With compression or traffic caching, virtual bandwidth is created as a cheaper alternative to purchasing more bandwidth since it incurs a one time cost as opposed to an ongoing monthly cost. Unfortunately this method will not necessarily guarantee that business critical programs will be able to optimally function as required.

Traffic prioritization is sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN

suffer as they fight against Napster users on their own networks for preference.

Before applying for additional bandwidth, businesses should take stock of the three problem areas that are wasting the existing bandwidth allocation - non-business related activities, congestion and traffic being resent, because of traffic exceeding WAN capacity - all area that can be controlled by implementing bandwidth management devices.

Bandwidth management devices can solve these problems by creating virtual bandwidth (by means of compressing or caching) while controlling traffic by making use of queuing systems. They also manage network flows which assists in shaping traffic.

With compression or traffic caching, virtual bandwidth is created as a cheaper alternative to purchasing more bandwidth since it incurs a one time cost as opposed to an ongoing monthly cost. Unfortunately this method will not necessarily guarantee that business critical programs will be able to optimally function as required.

Traffic prioritization is sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN

means of compressing or caching) while controlling traffic by making use of queuing systems. They also manage network flows which assists in shaping traffic.

With compression or traffic caching, virtual bandwidth is created as a cheaper alternative to purchasing more bandwidth since it incurs a one time cost as opposed to an ongoing monthly cost. Unfortunately this method will not necessarily guarantee that business critical programs will be able to optimally function as required.

Traffic prioritization is sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN

s sometimes used by certain bandwidth management devices and WAN routers - queuing systems identify which applications are key and give these priority, while at the same time ensuring that time sensitive traffic gets priority.

What seems to he the best approach of the three is traffic shaping, which implements control over that speed and intensity at which information flows into the network. By doing this the required bandwidth for legitimate business applications is guaranteed and a queue buildup across the WAN link is prevented.

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