wlan traffic-management-profile

wlan traffic-management-profile <profile-name>

bw-alloc virtual-ap <virtual-ap> share <percent>

clone <profile-name>

no ...

report-interval <minutes>

shaping-policy default-access|fair-access|preferred-access

Description

This command configures a traffic management profile.

The traffic management profile allows you to allocate bandwidth to SSIDs. When you enable the band-steering feature, an AP keeps track of all BSSIDs active on a radio, all clients connected to the BSSID, and 802.11a/g, 802.11b, or 802.11n capabilities of each client. Every sampling period, airtime is allocated to each client, giving it opportunity to get and receive traffic. The specific amount of airtime given to an individual client is determined by;

Client capabilities (802.11a/g, 802.11b or 802.11n)

Amount of time the client spent receiving data during the last sampling period

Number of active clients in the last sampling period

Activity of the current client in the last sampling period

The bw-alloc parameter of a traffic management profile allows you to set a minimum bandwidth to be allocated to a virtual AP profile when there is congestion on the wireless network. You must set traffic shaping to fair-access to use this bandwidth allocation value for an individual virtual AP.

Parameter	Description	Range	Default
<profile-name>	Name of this profile. Range: 1-63 characters. Default: default	—	default
bw-alloc	Minimum bandwidth, as a percentage of available bandwidth, allocated to a Virtual AP when there is congestion on the wireless network. An virtual AP can use all available bandwidth if no other virtual APs are active.
virtual-ap <virtual-ap>	Name of the virtual AP to which you will allocate a share of bandwidth.	—	—
share <percent>	Percentage of available bandwidth allocated to this virtual AP. Range: 0-100	0-100	—
clone <profile-name>	Name of an existing traffic management profile from which parameter values are copied.	—	—
no	Negates any configured parameter.	—	—
report-interval <minutes>	Number of minutes between bandwidth usage reports. Range: 1 - 999999 minutes Default: 5 minutes	1 - 999999 minutes	5 minutes
shaping-policy	Defines the Station Shaping Policy This feature has the following three options: default-access: Traffic shaping is disabled, and client performance is dependent on MAC contention resolution. This is the default traffic shaping setting. fair-access: Each client gets the same airtime, regardless of client capability and capacity. This option is useful in environments like a training facility or exam hall, where a mix of 802.11a/g, 802.11g and 802.11n clients need equal to network resources, regardless of their capabilities. The bw-alloc parameter of a traffic management profile allows you to set a minimum bandwidth to be allocated to a virtual AP profile when there is congestion on the wireless network.You must set traffic shaping to fair-access to use this bandwidth allocation value for an individual virtual AP. preferred-access: High-throughput (802.11n) clients do not get penalized because of slower 802.11a/g or 802.11b transmissions that take more air time due to lower rates. Similarly, faster 802.11a/g clients get more access than 802.11b clients. Range: default-access, fair-access, preferred-access Default: default-access	default-access fair-access preferred-access	default-access

Example

The following example configures a traffic management profile that allocates bandwidth to the corpnet virtual AP:

Command History

Release	Modification
ArubaOS 8.0.0.0	Command introduced.

Command Information

Platforms	License	Command Mode
All platforms	Base operating system	Config mode on Mobility Conductor.