altq and max number of classes on xBSD

[Stanislaw Halik]

Nickola Kolev <nikky at mnet.bg> wrote:
> Finally, my question is is there a way to raise the maximum number of
> classes in a hierarchy (besides the artificial change in altq_hfsc.h
> and altq_cbq.h)? How stable would a system like that be?

there are no stability issues involved. and you don't have to change the
limit in schedulers which you don't use.

> If you have any suggestions for a setup, which can do the job of
> traffic controlling /19 with a hierarchy of classes, each with
> different guaranteed and maximum rates, I'd be very grateful.

i'd suggest using HFSC scheduler, with CBQ you have no control over
bandwidth borrowing. i've also heard about large and unnessesary packet
delay (not present in HSFC), but nothing i could confirm myself.

-- 
Stanisław Halik, http://tehran.lain.pl
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