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Traffic shaping

Traffic shaping works by debursting traffic flows. The result are smooth traffic flow rates.

Simple and crude traffic shaping example:

When many traffic flows passes a packet bottleneck (logical or physical) the benefit of traffic shaping are: On/off behavior, especially with hysteresis, promotes packet-bursts: Traffic shaping are often used in combination with: See also:

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