The
control
of
bandwidth
resources
in
the
age
of
the
Internet
&
Intranets
is
becoming
ever
more
critical
in
the
performance
of
the
network.
Bandwidth
management
is a
tool
used
to
dynamically
control
and
allocate
bandwidth
to
users
as
determined
by
the
network
administrator.
Feature
rich
bandwidth
managers
are
highly
desirable
as
they
are
capable
of
offering
extensive
dynamic
options
to
control
bandwidth
and
relieve
network
administrators
from
extensive
management
tasks.
KEY DESIRED FEATURES
Quality of Service (QoS)
Accounting Reports
Load-balancing functions
Authentication functions
Professional monitor functions
Traffic classification based on Protocols
Policy-based bandwidth management & Quota System
Assigns daily and weekly access schedule to each individual policy
Security Features, Filter Content, Intrusion detection and prevention