Chapter 9 Bandwidth Limiter
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## Chapter 9 Bandwidth Limiter

The main problem of shared Internet connection is when one or more users download or upload big volume of data and occupy great part of the line connected to the Internet (so called bandwidth). The other users are ten limited by slower Internet connection or also may be affected by failures of certain services (e.g. if the maximal response time is exceeded).

The gravest problems arise when the line is overloaded so much that certain network services (such as mailserver, web server or VoIP) must be limited or blocked. This means that, by data downloads or uploads, even a single user may endanger functionality of the entire network.

The WinRoute's Bandwidth Limiter module introduces a solution of the most common problems associated with overloads of the Internet connection. This module is capable of recognizing connections where big data volumes are transmitted and it reserves certain part of the line's capacity for these transmissions. The remaining capacity is reserved for the other traffic (where big data volumes are not transmitted but where for example response time may play a role).

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8.5 HTTP cache | Contents | 9.1 How the bandwidth limiter works and how to use it