How To Guides > Assuring Application Quality Based on Host > Specify application quality based on host

Specify application quality based on host

Per Host Quality of Service (QoS) allows you to manage traffic congestion by policing bandwidth available to each host in your network. You can allocate a minimum amount of bandwidth for critical applications, such as VoIP and Citrix, for every host in your network. You can also restrict the bandwidth that each host can utilize for recreational purposes. All out-of-path interfaces are included in the QoS calculations.

The Exinda appliance enables greater system throughput, up to 10GB, by using multiple queues to handle the traffic. The multiple queues are based on the licensed bandwidth, but the multiple queues are used when the licensed bandwidth exceeds 1.8GB per second.

Tip

Per Host QoS can be integrated with Active Directory so bandwidth management can be tailored to users or groups.

  1. (Optional) Integrate with Active Directory
  2. Set a per-host limit on bandwidth usage
  3. View the number of hosts on a Dynamic Virtual Circuit