05-28-2013 10:31 AM - edited 03-04-2019 08:02 PM
Greetings Experts!
I have a lab that we are trying to configure in such a way that it simulates our real world setup. We have many individual nodes that are connected to us via satellite and thus, have very slow connections. I would like to know if there is a way to simulate a slow connection in our lab. Each node has a lan that connects it switch to another switch, which connects to a router on the satellite uplink. I would like to be able to slow all incoming and out-going traffic at this router to 256kb/sec. This would allow my developers to see their software on a real-world connection.
05-28-2013 11:10 AM
You could just use rate limiting. Here is a document on configuring a committed access rate.
05-28-2013 12:25 PM
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To simulate satellite, you'll also want to mimic the high latency, not just the low bandwidth.
What I would recommend is a line impairment box. Believe if you search the Internet, you may find some free software (to run on a PC) that can emulate different path issues.
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